戒口

Chinese

		swear off; warn against	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (戒口)		戒	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: jyè-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehkoou
    • Palladius: цзекоу (czekou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyè-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehkooul
    • Palladius: цзекоур (czekour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ hau²
    • Yale: gaai háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

戒口

1. (chiefly Cantonese) to follow a diet for health reasons; to avoid certain food
2. (literary) to speak cautiously

Synonyms

• (to avoid certain food): 忌口 (jìkǒu), 忌嘴 (jìzuǐ); (Min Nan) 噤喙, 忌喙, 禁喙