口條

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article
trad. (口條)		口	條
simp. (口条)		口	条

Etymology

Euphemistic for 舌 (shé, “tongue”), which is homophonic with 折 (shé, “to lose one's capital”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒutiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² tiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒutiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutyau
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒutiáor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutyaul
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰjaʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² tiu⁴
  - Yale: háu tìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² tiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² tiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

口條

animal tongue (as food)

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