缺口

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (缺口)		缺	口
simp. #(缺口)		缺	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quēkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ hau²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiet-héu / khiat-héu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoat-kháu / khoat-khió

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quēkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuekǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-kʻou³
    • Yale: chywē-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuekoou
    • Palladius: цюэкоу (cjuekou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quēkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuekǒur
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: chywē-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuekooul
    • Palladius: цюэкоур (cjuekour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kyut³ hau²
    • Yale: kyut háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: küd³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 決口／决口 缺口

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiet-héu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kied` heu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ heu³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯et̚² heu̯³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiat-héu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiad` heu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ heu³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯at̚² heu̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: khuat-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoatqao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-khió
    • Tâi-lô: khuat-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoatqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

缺口

1. breach; gap; opening; break
2. (mechanics) notch
3. (figurative) gap; shortfall; deficiency (of funds, materials, etc.)

Synonyms

• (breach):

• 缺子 (Yangzhou Mandarin)
• 缺缺 (que² que^2-1) (Sichuanese)
• 缺蕩／缺荡 (Shanghainese)
• 缺角 (Hokkien)
• 豁口 (huōkǒu)
• 豁子 (huōzi)

 

• (gap): 不足 (bùzú)

Verb

缺口

1. to break; to crack

Related terms

• 決口／决口 (juékǒu)