忌口

Chinese

		avoid as taboo; jealous	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (忌口)		忌	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: jì-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihkoou
    • Palladius: цзикоу (czikou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jì-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihkooul
    • Palladius: цзикоур (czikour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei⁶ hau²
    • Yale: geih háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

忌口

1. to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)

Synonyms

• 忌嘴 (jìzuǐ)
• (Cantonese) 戒口 (jièkǒu)
• (Min Nan) 噤喙, 忌喙, 禁喙