改口

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (改口)		改	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎikǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² hau²
Min Nan (POJ): kái-khió / kái-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǎikǒu [Phonetic: gáikǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaekoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi² hau²
  - Yale: gói háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi² hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi² heo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-khió
  - Tâi-lô: kái-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kay'qioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: kái-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kay'qao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/

Verb

改口

to change one's story; to correct oneself
to address someone by a different name

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 轉喙／转喙

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