口子

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Chinese

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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(口子)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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口子

  1. hole; opening (in an object)
  2. cut; cleft (in the human body)
  3. (figurative, colloquial) instance of rule violation (which may be regarded as a precedent for future actions); exception
  4. (colloquial) spouse; husband or wife

Derived terms

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Classifier

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口子

  1. Classifier for families or members of a family: peopleall nouns using this classifier