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可口

可口

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (可口)		可	口

Adjective

可口

tasty; delicious

See also

好吃 (hǎochī)

Etymology

From 可 ("to suit, to fit") and 口 ("mouth, taste").

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hau²
Min Nan (POJ): khó-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keekoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² hau²
  - Yale: hó háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hau²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'qao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁴¹/