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口琴

口琴

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	(mus. instr.) zither
simp. and trad. (口琴)		口	琴

Noun

口琴

harmonica; mouth organ

See also

口風琴／口风琴 (kǒufēngqín)
手風琴／手风琴 (shǒufēngqín)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	琴
こう Grade: 1	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

口琴 ‎(hiragana こうきん, romaji kōkin)

(music) Jew's harp

Etymology

口 (mouth) + 琴 (harp)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒuqín

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² kam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kháu-khîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒuqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouchyn
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² kam⁴
  - Yale: háu kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² kam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kʰɐm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'qiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰim²³/