口臭

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (口臭)		口	臭
simp. #(口臭)		口	臭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒuchòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² cau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khió-chhàu / kháu-chhàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuchòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuchòu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-chʻou⁴
    • Yale: kǒu-chòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouchow
    • Palladius: коучоу (koučou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² cau³
    • Yale: háu chau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² tsau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² ceo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-chhàu
    • Tâi-lô: khió-tshàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioyzhaux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-chhàu
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-tshàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qawzhaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 口臭

1. bad breath; halitosis

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 喙臭

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 口臭

1. (Cantonese) having a tendency to say impolite things

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	臭
口 Grade: 1	臭 Grade: S

Alternative spelling
口臭 (kyūjitai)

Noun

口臭 • (kōshū) 

1. bad breath
2. halitosis