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Definition 2024

心口

心口

Chinese

		heart; mind	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (心口)		心	口

Noun

心口

centre of chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
(literally) heart and mouth
(figuratively) words and thoughts

Derived terms

心口不一
心口兩樣／心口两样

心口合一
心口如一

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ hau²
Min Nan (POJ): sim-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnkǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄎㄡˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinkooul
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kʰɤʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ hau²
  - Yale: sām háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ hau²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: sim-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simqao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaʊ⁵³/