嘴 (zeoi2 | zui3) : mouth

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嘴

zeoi2

zui3

[1] mouth; lips; tongue
[2] sth like a mouth e.g. spout, nozzle, beak, snout
[3] [粵] to kiss

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嘴

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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掌嘴 zoeng2 zeoi2 = Slap across the mouth

親嘴 can1 zeoi2 qin1 zui3 = kiss

嘴巴 zeoi2 baa1 zui3 ba1 = the mouth 國

饞嘴 caam4 zeoi2 chan2 zui3 = greedy; gluttonous 國

箭嘴 zin3 zeoi2 = arrow 粵

嘴唇 zeoi2 seon4 zui3 chun2 = lips

插嘴 caap3 zeoi2 cha1 zui3 = butt in

吵嘴 caau2 zeoi2 chao3 zui3 = to argue; to quarrel; to fight verbally 國

七嘴八舌 cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit6 qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 = (idiom) all talking at once; a lively conversation; a clash of opinions

鶴嘴鋤 hok6 zeoi2 co4 = pick, pickaxe
See all 74 compounds (CantoDict reports 75 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 嘴

我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！粵
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.

佢出咗名寸嘴粵
He's known for his sharp tongue.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嘴
Unicode code for this character: U+5634 (off-site link)

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