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  hau2   jyutping
  kou3   pinyin
[1] [n] mouth
[2] open end; opening
[3] entrance; gate (especially in the Great Wall or city walls)
[4] [n] person
[5] a certain article (as a cistern, a big jar, etc)
[6] [n] edge or blade of a knife
[7] [n] crack
[8] KangXi radical 30 (mouth)

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Level: 1
Radical: (#30)

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

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detail  jan4 hau2  ren2 kou3 = population
detail  hau2 seoi2  kou3 shui3 = saliva, talkative
detail  mun4 hau2  men2 kou3 = entrance; doorway
detail  ho2 hau2  ke3 kou3 = tasty; to taste good
detail  daai6 hau2  da4 kou3 = big mouth, large mouth
detail  sam1 hau2  xin1 kou3 = pit of the stomach
detail  ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6  ke3 kou3 ke3 le4 = Coca-Cola
detail  zyu6 hau2   = shut up, stop talking
detail  ceot1 hau2  chu1 kou3 = exit; export
detail  jap6 hau2  ru4 kou3 = entrance; [粵] to put (food) into the mouth
detail  gaai1 hau2   = intersection
detail  lou6 hau2  lu4 kou3 = intersection
detail  hau2 jyu5  kou3 yu3 = colloquial language; spoken language
detail  hoi1 hau2  kai1 kou3 = open one's mouth, start to talk; open mouthed at a loss for words
detail  hoeng1 hau2 gaau1   = chewing gum
detail  do1 hau2  duo1 kou3 = "many voices (speaking)"; multi-port (in computing)
detail  loeng5 hau2 zi2  liang3 kou3 zi5 = husband and wife, a (married) couple
detail  fo2 saan1 hau2  huo3 shan1 kou3 = volcanic crater
detail  mun4 hau2 ji4   = doorway
detail  saan1 hau2  shan1 kou3 = mountain pass (used especially in place-names)
detail  seoi2 hau2  shui3 kou3 = mouth of a stream (used especially in placenames); (placename) Sui Hou
detail  loeng5 hau2 ji4  liang3 kour3 = a married couple (also 兩口, 兩口子)
detail  loeng5 hau2   = a married couple, a husband and wife (lit., "two mouths")
detail  lei6 hau2 zau2  li4 kou3 jiu3 = liquer (phonetic loanword in Mandarin)
detail  hau2 doi6*2  kou3 dai4 = pocket
detail  hon1 mun4 hau2  kan1 men2 kou3 = look after the house
detail  coeng3 hau2   = singing and humming
detail  hau2 tau4 jing4 sik1  kou3 tou2 xing2 shi4 = verbal form; oral form
detail  saai1 hau2 seoi2  sai1 kou3*2 shui3 = waste saliva trying to convince or persuade sb.
detail  si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2   = excessive demand
detail  kwaa1 hau2  kua1 kou3 = boast; brag
detail  hau2 gam2  kou3 gan3 = how food feels in the mouth; texture or taste of food
detail  hau2 bou6  kou3 bu4 = oral area
detail  hoeng1 hau2  xiang1 kou3 = deep-fried
detail  zeon3 hau2  jin4 kou3 = import; entrance
detail  sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2  shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 = crossroads; four-way intersection
detail  hau2 hot3  kou3 ke3 = thirsty
detail  cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2  chu3 xu4 hu4 kou3 = savings account
detail  gong2 cou1 hau2   = to utter profanities
detail  soeng1 hau2  shang1 kou3 = an open wound; a cut
detail  hau2 seoi2 do1 gwo3 caa4   = talkative (person)
detail  suk6 hau2 min6   = familiar face; familiar person
detail  saang1 hau2  sheng1 kou5 = beasts of burden
detail  jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1  you3 kou3 wu2 xin1 = to speak with venom but without ill-intent
detail  jat1 hau2 hei3  yi1 kou3 qi4 = in one breath
detail  jan4 hau2 gwo3 sing6/zing6   = overpopulation
detail  jan4 hau2 mat6 dou6  ren2 kou3 mi4 du4 = population density
detail  ze3 hau2  jie4 kou3 = excuse; pretext
detail  kyut3 hau2  jue2 kou3 = be breached; to burst
detail  zik6 hau2  jie4 kou3 = excuse; pretext
detail  coeng1 hau2  chuang1 kou3 = window
detail  caa3 hau2  cha4 kou3 = road fork
detail  kyut3 hau2  que1 kou3 = a breach, a gap; a notch; a nick; a rabbet
detail  mou5 hau2 ci2  mao3 kou3 chi3 = to break a promise
detail  daai6 wo1 hau2   = Tai Wo Hau (MTR station)
detail  hau2 hou6  kou3 hao4 = slogan
detail  hau2 gung1  kou3 gong1 = a spoken confession; testimony
detail  hau2 ngon6  kou3 an4 = a port on a sea or river
detail  hau2 ging3   = caliber, calibre
detail  wu6 hau2  hu4 kou3 = account; registered residence
detail  gong2 hau2  gang3 kou3 = harbour; port
detail 𠺘  long2 hau2  lang3 kou3 = to rinse the mouth
detail  sau3/sou3 hau2  shu4 kou3 = to rinse the mouth
detail  zeon3 ceot1 hau2  jin4 chu1 kou3 = import and export
detail  hau2 gat1  kou3 ji2 (Taiwan), kou3 chi1 (PRC) = to stammer; to stutter
detail  hau2 hei3  kou3 qi4 = tone (of comments) ; (bad) breath
detail  goi2 hau2  gai3 kou3 = to correct oneself, to withdraw or modify one's previous remark
detail  zau6 hau2  xiu4 kou3 = cuff
detail  can1 hau2  qin1 kou3 = [adv] personally say
detail  hau2 gok3  kour jiao3 = altercate, bicker; corner of the mouth
detail  lau4 hau2 seoi2  liu2 kou3 shui3 = dribble, drool; inferior
detail  gwaan1 hau2   = juncture; strategic pass; customs pass; customs station
detail  hau2 hau2 seng1 seng1   = keep on saying
detail  hau2 seon4   = labia oris; oral lips
detail  hau2 fuk1  kou3 fu2 = the luck to eat sth. delicious; gourmet's luck
detail  hau2 cau3  kou3 chou4 = halitosis; bad breath
detail  hau2 tau4 sim4  kou3 ​tou2​ chan2 = popular saying; catchphrase; cliche
detail  hau2 fung1   = one's intention as revealed in saying
detail  hau2 ci2  kou3 chi3 = enunciation; ability to speak; [粵]: credit (doesn't go back on word)
detail  sau1 hau2   = binding off; close up; heal
detail  song2 hau2   = tasty and refreshing
detail  ngoi6 hau2   = be too embarrassing to mention
detail  wai6 hau2   = appetite; liking
detail  zyun2 hau2   = transit
detail  zaap6 hau2   = choke; inlet
detail  ceoi4 hau2   = blurt out; speak thoughtlessly
detail  seon6 hau2   = read smoothly; say offhandedly
detail  haak1/hak1 min6 hau2  hei1 mian4 kou3 = [v] to give a stern look; to be angry
detail  hau2 zi6 bin1  kou3 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 30 (mouth)
detail  sau3 hau2 seoi2   = gargle; mouth rinse
detail  cou1 hau2  cu1 kou3 = profanity
detail  tou4 saang1 hau2   = emergency exit
detail  ceng1 hau2   = mussel
detail  zi2 seoi1 hoi1 hau2   = for the asking ("only needs to open mouth")
detail  hau2 gon1   = thirsty
detail  daai6 mun4 hau2   = an entrance
detail  hau2 zyut3  kou3 zhuo1 (PRC); kou3 zhuo2 (TW) = slow or clumsy of speech
detail  hau2 tim4 sit6 waat6  kou3 tian2 she2 hua2 = smarmy; sweet talk
detail  hau2 so1   = loose tongue
detail  hau2 heng1   = eating food without too much seasoning; (of cattle) young
detail  bang1 hau2   = a crack; a hole made by cracking; a harelip
detail  zo2 hau2 jyu4*2   = halibut
detail  muk6 hau2 muk6 min6   = pudding faced
detail  laan6 hau2  lan4 kou3 = obscene language; foul-mouthed
detail  laan6 hau2 gwai2   = foul-mouthed, a potty mouth
detail  dau3 hau2  dou4 kou3 = hang-out; gangsters' den
detail  hau2 daai6 hau4 lung4 siu2  kou3 da4 hou2 long2 xiao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew
detail  jiu5 hau2 ling6  rao4 kou3 ling4 = a tongue twister
detail  mun4 hau2 gau2  men2 kou3 gou3 = a watchdog; a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf
detail  hung1 hau2   = empty mouth, empty promise
detail  kaa1 hau2   = tollbooth or station for collecting duty
detail  gau2 hau2   = bad-mouth
detail  gap1 hau2 ling6  ji2 kou3 ling4 = a tongue twister
detail  zong1 hau2   = (collectively) market for goods
detail  cau1 jat1 hau2 jin1   = to have a smoke
detail  coeng1 hau2 wai6*2  chuang1 kou3 wei4 = window seat
detail  ting4 hau2   = to "shut up"
detail  tong4 hau2   = tong, triad, secret society
detail  maa6 bat1 ting4 hau2   = tirade
detail  jat1 hau2 jin1   = a cigarette
detail  cau3 hau2   = bad/smelly breath
detail  hau2 lap6/laap6 sap1  kou3 li4 shi1 = junk food
detail  hau2 lap6/laap6 sap1  kou3 la1 shi1; kou3 le4 shi1 = junk food
detail  ceot1 jap6 hau2   = import-export; inlet and outlet; passages
detail  hon3 hau2  han4 kou3 = Hankou
detail  ceot1 jap6 hau2 hong4*2   = an import-export firm
detail  gaai3 hau2   = to not eat something for health reasons
detail  hau2 aa2 ge3   = dumb (mute)
detail  hau2 aa2 ge3 jan4   = a dumb (mute) person
detail  jat1 hau2  yi1 kou3 = readily; flatly (deny)
detail  saam1 caa3 hau2  san1 cha4 kou3 = At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan
detail  cyun3 hau2  chuan4 kou3 = serial ports
detail  cyun3 hau2 daa2 jan3 gei1  chuan4 kou3 da3 yin4 ji1 = a serial printer
detail  jan4 hau2 cau4 mat6  ren2 kou3 chou2 mi4 = populous
detail  sau4 hau2   = enmity; hatred; spite
detail  ceot1 hau2 soeng1 ban2  chu1 kou3 shang1 pin3 = export goods; export product
detail  ceot1 hau2 caan2 ban2  chu1 kou3 chan3 pin3 = export product
detail  ceot1 hau2 ngaak6  chu1 kou3 e2 = export amount
detail  dou1 hau2  dao1 kou3 = cut; incision
detail  hau2 zat6 zat6  kou3 zhi4 zhi4 = stammering; stuttering; halting
detail  hau2 maak3 maak3   = mouth opening (when being surprised/shocked)
detail  caap3 hau2  cha1 kou3 = a socket; to interrupt a conversation
detail  hau2 zaau3  kou3 zhao4 = face mask
detail  hyut3 hau2 pan3 jan4  xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2 (PRC), xie3 kou3 pen1 ren2 (Taiwan) = venomously slander; make unfounded and malicious attacks
detail  lau3 hau2  lou2 kou3 = stutter; stammer
detail  hau2 kam4  kou3 qin2 = harmonica
detail  zip3 hau2  jie1 kou3 = interface; port; connector
detail  ceoi1 hau2 saau3  chui1 kou3 shao4 = whistle
detail  hau2 dak1   = propriety in speech
detail  pan3 fo2 saan1 hau2  pen1 huo3 shan1 kou3 = caldera
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 hau2  zhang1 jia1 kou3 = Kalgan or Zhangjiakou [lit., Zhang Family Pass] (an important town in northern Hebei Province)
detail  hau2 mo4  kou3 mo2 = (Mongolian) mushroom; Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)
detail  cing1 hoeng1 song2 hau2   = pleasant to the palate
detail  gun2 hau2  guan3 kou3 = a spout
detail  lou6 hau2 ji4  lu4 kour3 = entrance to a street, intersection
detail  sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 ji4  shi2 zi4 luk4 kour3 = intersection, right-angle junction of two streets (like the character 十)
detail  ceot1 hei3 hau2  chu1 qi4 kou3 = [n] gas, air outlet; [n] emotional outlet
detail  bou3 wu6 hau2  bao4 hu4 kou3 = apply for a resident permit
detail  lau4 tai1 hau2  lou2 ti1 kou3 = [n] head of a set of stairs
detail  maa5 lou6 hau2  ma3 lu4 kou3 = intersection (of roads)
detail  fu2 hau2 loeng4 joek6  ku3 kou3 liang2 yao4 = good medicine tastes bitter
detail  loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2  liang2 yao4 ku3 kou3 = good medicine tastes bitter
detail  jan4 hau2 hok6 gaa1   = demographer
detail  jan4 hau2 zing3 caak3   = population policy
detail  bou2 on1 kyut3 hau2   = security breaches
detail  dou6 jung6 taa1 jan4 din6 nou5 wu6 hau2  dao4 yong4 ta1 ren2 dian4 nao3 hu4 kou3 = misusing computer users' accounts
detail  hoi1 wai6 hau2   = stimulate the appetite
detail  jap6 hau2 mong5 zaam6   = portals
detail  zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2   = a checking account
detail  wong5 loi4 wu6 hau2   = current account
detail  mou4 jing4 ceot1 hau2   = invisible exports
detail  hau2 hong1   = oral cavity
detail  gat6 hau2   = to stutter; to stammer
detail  gat6 hau2 gat6 sit6   = to stammer; to stutter
detail  mei5 jyun4 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2   = US dollar savings account
detail  hau2 jam1  kou3 yin1 = accent (manner of speaking)
detail  baak6 hau2 tit3  bai2 kou3 tie3 = white iron
detail  hung1 hau2 baak6 waa6*2  kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4 = empty promises
detail  taam1 hau2 song2   = to say something without thinking; to say something tongue-in-cheek
detail  tyut3 hau2 sou3  tuo1 kou3 xiu4 = a talkshow (as loanword)
detail  zoeng1 hau2  zhang1 kou3 = yawn, open mouth; talk carelessly or out of place
detail  jam1 dou6 hau2  yin1 dao4 kou3 = female external genitalia, vulva
detail  zi1 jan4 hau2 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1   = know a person's face, don't know their heart
detail  hau2 coi4  kou3 cai2 = oral skill; oral ability
detail  hau2 fuk6  kou3 fu2 = oral (administered by mouth)
detail  hau2 gei6  kou3 ji4 = beat boxing; vocal mimicry; ventriloquism
detail  hau2 mei6  kou3 wei4 = a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
detail  hau2 saau3  kou3 shao4 = whistle
detail  hau2 seot6  kou3 shu4 = dictate; recount orally
detail  hau2 tau4  kou3 tou2 = oral; verbal
detail  maak3 daai6 hau2   = open mouthed at a loss for words
detail  jam4 hau2   = a cornice
detail  gaa1 hau2  jia1 kou3 = members of a family; the number of people in the family
detail  wut6 hau2  huo2 kou3 = a survivor of a murder attempt; a prisoner who can furnish information
detail  kaa1 hau2 dang1 paau1  qia3 kou3 deng1 pao4 = bayonet-socket bulb
detail  hoi1 hau2 zi2  kai1 kou3 zi5 = (of a dyke) to break, to burst; to chap (lips)
detail  hau2 hei3  kou3 qi4 = mouthparts (of an insect, mandibles)
detail  hau2 jim4  kou3 yan2 = stomatitis
detail  hau2 zi2  kou3 zi5 = opening; hole; cut; tear
detail  laa3 baa1 hau2  la3 ba1 kou3 = bellmouth; flared
detail  maa5 hau2 tit3  ma3 kou3 tie3 = tinplate; galvanized iron
detail  mou4 hau2  mao2 kou3 = [mech.] a burr
detail  zaan3 bat1 zyut6 hau2  zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3 = continuously praise; to keep lauding; to speak good of without end
detail  sat1 hau2  shi1 kou3 = a slip of the tongue
detail  ngoi6 loi4 jan4 hau2  wai4 lai2 ren2 kou3 = new migrants
detail  siu2 loeng5 hau2  xiao3 liang3 kou3 = a young couple
detail  siu2 hau2 ging3  xiao3 kou3 jing4 = small-bore
detail  nim6 hau2 wong4*2   = reciting a text without understanding its meaning (variant of 唸口黃)
detail  hau2 aa2 aa2  kou3 ya3 ya3 = tongue-tied
detail  dak1 baa2 hau2   = all talk, no action
detail  ceoi4 hau2 ngap1   = say off the top of my head
detail  ceoi4 hau2 gong2   = say off the top of my head
detail  siu3 zyu6 hau2   = smile
detail  hau2 seon3   = voice message
detail  mou4 wai6 hau2   = no appetite
detail  ngaam1 hau2 mei6   = suits the appetite
detail  baau2 dou3 soeng5 sam1 hau2   = to have eaten too much
detail  baau3 hoeng2 hau2   = to disclose a secret
detail  bang1 hau2 jan4 gei6 bang1 hau2 wun2   = harelips avoid broken bowls; people with defects avoid things that draw attention to them
detail  bok3 hau2   = connection; joint; junction
detail  cou1 hau2 laan6 sit6   = vulgar
detail  daai6 hau2 waan4   = refers to a crazy or stupid person (named after Sandy Bay mental hospital)
detail  dam2 sam1 hau2   = feeling exceedingly much remorse, to regret doing something
detail  dong3 hau2   = a stall; (slang) a vice den, a drug den
detail  faat3 hoi1 hau2 mung6   = to talk nonsense (lit., "talking out loud during dreams")
detail  fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6   = to look miserable
detail  fu2 gwaa1 gam2 hau2 min6   = to look miserable
detail  fu2 hau2 fu2 min6   = to look miserable
detail  jat1 hau2 gaa3   = price is set firm; cannot haggle for sth
detail  waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4   = immediately after (lit. speaking has not yet finished)
detail  sou3 hau2   = quick with numbers and figures; drives a hard fast bargain
detail  gong2 sou3 hau2   = speaking of the price, conditions; haggle, drive a bargain
detail  gong2 hau2 ci2   = to keep a promise, trustworthy
detail  min6 ceng1 hau2 seon4 baak6  mian4 qing1 kou3 chun2 bai2 = looking pale
detail  cou4 hau2   = a notch
detail  nap1 hau2   = a notch
detail  man1 hau2   = a mosquito bite
detail  hau2 cau3 zai2   = sb who has a habit of causing trouble with what he says
detail  nim6 hau2 wong4*2   = reciting a text without understanding its meaning
detail  hau2 kyut3   = mnemonic
detail  gau6 hau2   = not fresh (of food)
detail  gong2 dak1 hau2 hoeng2   = speak pleasantries (saying that which sounds good)
detail  saam1 hau2 luk6 min6   = (to talk) face-to-face
detail  tin1 hau2   = weather
detail  wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4   = to work hard to make a living
detail  hau2 aa2   = dumb (as in unable to speak)
detail  hau2 do1 do1   = to talk too much; gossipy and meddlesome
detail  hau2 faa1 faa1   = to have a way with words; glib tongued
detail  hak1 hau2 hak1 min6   = look displeased; ill-humoured
detail  hau2 han4  kou3 hen2 = peckish, hungry
detail  hau2 han4 jau5*2   = someone who (loves to) talk too much (lit., "itching mouth guy")
detail  hau2 hoeng2   = making empty promises; talking without thinking sth through
detail  hau2 m4 deoi3 sam1   = hypocritical (lit., "mouth isn't facing the mind")
detail  hau2 mat6   = introverted, doesn't like to speak
detail  hau2 min6   = facial features, complexion, appearance
detail  hau2 ngaang6   = strong-worded
detail  hau2 seoi2 lau4   = dribble, drool, slabber, slobber (流口水)
detail  hau2 seoi2 lou2   = a talkative person (lit., "saliva man")
detail  hau2 song2   = read smoothly; say offhandedly
detail  hau2 sou3   = mental arithmetic
detail  hau2 zung2 min6 zung2   = a swollen face (from being punched)
detail  ceoi4 hau2 ngap1 dong3 bei3 kap1   = to blurt out something on a whim (as if there is truth in it)
detail  beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6  bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 = disease enters through the mouth
detail  beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6, wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1  bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4, huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1 = disease enters by the mouth, trouble comes out of the mouth
detail  hau2 si3  kou3 shi4 = oral test , oral examination
detail  sau2 ting4 hau2 ting4   = if one stops working, then no money to survive
detail  hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2 dou1 waa6   = whenever one speaks, one (always) says that...
detail  sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2   = send a person to a dangerous place
detail  hau2 faai3 sam1 zik6   = blunt and frank
detail  hau2 zik6 sam1 faai3   = blunt and frank
detail  hau2 seon4 bin1   = to suddenly forget how to say a word
detail  bat1 dung3 gong2 hau2  bu4 dong4 gang3 kou3 = ice-free port (typically specifically refers to Vladivostok)
detail  hau2 bak1  kou3 bei3 = north of the Great Wall
detail  gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4   = everything one says to another is offensive
detail  soeng5 hau2  shang4 kou3 = able to read aloud fluently; suitable for reading aloud; make smooth reading
detail  hau2 saau3 seng1  kou3 shao4 sheng1 = whistling sound
detail  hau2 hoeng1 tong4*2  kou3 xiang1 tang2 = chewing gum
detail  hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6*2  kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = to make empty promises
detail  hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3  kou3 gan1 she2 zao4 = to have one's mouth go dry
detail  cit3 hau2  qie4 kou3 = kerf; lancing
detail  hau2 mei6 cung5   = having a strong taste
detail  hau2 mei6 taam5   = having a weak taste; bland
detail  hoi1 hau2 siu1  kai1 kou3 xiao1 = a cotter pin
detail  hau2 seoi2 gin1   = bib -clothing tied around neck to protect clothes from dirt
detail  hak1 hau2 laan6 min6   = very angry, pissed off (also 黑口黑面)
detail 𣲷  hau2 song2 ho4 baau1 nap6   = paying lip service instead of money
detail  hau2 heng1 heng1   = make promises lightly
detail  hau2 ngap1 ngap1   = talk nonsense; blab
detail  hou2 coeng3 hau2  hao3 chang4 kou3 = talk in high spirits
detail  hau2 tai4 jik6   = foot-and-mouth disease
detail  git3 coeng4 zou6 hau2 seot6   = colostomy
detail  hau2 seoi2 zin3  kou3 shui3 zhan4 = a war of words, a "pissing contest"
detail  sap6 hau2   = to send a woman to trick or swindle sb
detail  hau2 hung4  kou3 hong2 = lipstick
detail  hau2 seoi2 go1  kou3 shui3 ge1 = resung songs (lit., "saliva songs")
detail  hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2   = whenever one speaks...; always talks about
detail  lyun4 meng4*2 wu6 hau2   = joint bank account
detail  hau2 bat1 deoi3 sam1  kou3 bu4 dui4 xin1 = duplicity; to say one thing and mean another
detail  hau2 si6 sam1 fei1  kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1 = duplicity; to say one thing and mean another
detail  hau2 jyu5 faa3  kou3 yu3 hua4 = colloquial
detail  zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = import export company
detail  ceot1 jap6 hau2 gung1 si1  chu1 ru4 kou3 gong1 si1 = import export company
detail  siu3 siu3 hau2   = smiling; smilingly
detail  ngaa5 jim4 hau2   = the eaves of a house
detail  jau5 hau2 ci2   = has credit; doesn't go back on one's word (lit., "his mouth has teeth")
detail  seon3 hau2 ci1 wong4  xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2 = simply say and comment disregarding the truths and facts
detail  hau2 gwo2   = dried preserved fruit (as a snack)
detail  pun4 hau2   = price, quote; the conditions (for each side) for a business deal
detail  hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4   = to speak very fluently
detail  hau2 bei1  kou3 bei1 = word of mouth
detail  siu3 hau2 soeng4 hoi1  xiao4 kou3 chang2 kai1 = happy and joyous
detail  ceoi1 hau2 kam4   = snorting heroin; cunnilingus
detail  zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3  xiu4 kou3 lian4 kou4 = cuff link; cufflink
detail  lit6 hau2  lie4 kou3 = breach, split, rift; vent (volcanic crater); an open wound or cut
detail  kiu5*2 hau2  qiao1 kou3 = difficult to pronounce; hard to say
detail  gaa1 baa2 hau2  jia1 ba3 kou3 = to interrupt when someone is speaking
detail  haam3 gam2 hau2  han3 dan4 kou3 = to look like one's crying
detail  tin1 hau2 hing3  tian1 kou3 qing3 = hot weather
detail  mung2 seong5 sam1 hau2  meng3 shang4 xin1 kou3 = extremely muddle-headed; stupid
detail  mung2 hau2 mung2 min6  meng3 kou3 meng3 mian4 = look confused; to look dazed; stare blankly
detail  cou1 jat1 hau2   = speak (sth. in some language)
detail  lin4 zi2 jung4 gam2 hau2  lian2 zi3 rong2 dan4 kou3 = be all smiles; a blazing smile
detail 𦧲  loe2 hau2 seoi2 zoi3 gong2 gwo3   = say that again (in a different way)
detail  sei2 hau2 m4 jing6  si3 kou3 wu2 ren4 = adamantly deny
detail  hau2 seoi2 faa1  kou3 shui3 hua1 = saliva, spittle, spit
detail  hau2 seoi2 mei4*1  kou3 shui3 wei1 = saliva, spit, spittle
detail  hau2 taam5 taam5  kou3 dan4 dan4 = to have a loss of appetite
detail  hau2 ci2 ling4 lei6  kou3 chi3 ling2 li4 = elegant; glib tongue
detail  hau2 ci2 bat1 cing1  kou3 chi3 bu4 qing1 = inarticulate; to slur one's words; speak unintelligibly
detail  sei3 maan6 gam2 ge3 min6 hau2  si4 wan4 dan4 ge2 mian4 kou3 = wear a big smile
detail  ceot1 hau2 sing4 zoeng1  chu1 kou3 cheng2 zhang1 = very eloquent; endowed with the gift of glib
detail  bong1 hau2  bang1 kou3 = ask someone to help assist in persuading sb.; ask for sb's input; say sth. to help
detail  ji4 jan4 hau2 sat6  yi2 ren2 kou3 shi2 = to make oneself an object of ridicule
detail  fan1 caa3 hau2  fen1 cha4 kou3 = road fork
detail  dong3 hau2 zai2   = a small stall / booth
detail 窿  maak3 daai6 go3 hau2 dak1 go3 lung1  bo4 da4 ge5 kou3 de2 ge5 long2 = to have a gapping mouth due to shock or suprise; to open one's mouth wide
detail  haam3 saai3 hau2  han3 shai4 kou3 = to cry like a baby; to whine
detail  hau2 jik6  kou3 yi4 = oral interpretation
detail  faan2 hau2 fuk1 sit6  fan3 kou3 fu4 she2 = to go back on one's word
detail  aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4  ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2 = to be speechless
detail  hung1 hau2  xiong1 kou3 = chest; breasts
detail  sam1 hau2 zam1  xin1 kou3 zhen1 = brooch
detail  sam1 go2 geoi3, hau2 go2 geoi3  xin1 ge3 ju4, kou3 ge3 ju4 = to say what is on one's heart
detail  baa2 hau3 m4 sau1  ba3 kou3 wu2 shou1 = to not guard one's mouth; to have not verbal taboo
detail  ngap1 dou3 hau2 seon4 bin1  xi1 dao4 kou3 chuan2 bian1 = to be on the tip of one's tongue
detail  coi1 gwo3 nei5 baa2 hau2   = (an exclamation to something inappropriate)
detail  hau2 lap1   = a mask (surgical, etc.)
detail  ban6 hau2 zyut3 sit6  ben4 kou3 zhuo1 she2 = speak foolishly or stupidly; awkward in speech
detail  jung5 zi6 zoi6 sam1 hau2  yong3 zi4 zai4 xin1 kou3 = brave; courageous; valiant
detail  sam1 hau2 jat1 go3 jung5 zi6  xin1 kou3 yi1 ge4 yong3 zi4 = brave; valiant; courageous
detail  cou1 hau2 ng5 git6  cu1 kou3 wu3 jie2 = a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese
detail  ji6 hau2 tung4 sing1  yi4 kou3 tong2 sheng1 = be in agreement with each other; share the same consent; speak as with one voice
detail  ziu1 gin3 hau2, maan5 gin3 min6  zhao1 jian4 kou3, wan3 jian4 mian4 = to see each other all the time; to see each other morning and evening
detail  hau2 faa1  kou3 hua1 = talk frivolously; talk flippantly
detail  hau2 zat6  kou3 zhi4 = talk incoherently; stutter; stammer
detail  hau2 gwaa2  kou3 gua3 = have a weak taste; taste bland; tasteless
detail  wu4 hau2  hu2 kou3 = work hard to sustain one's livelihood; keep oneself alive
detail  zung1 man4 hau2 jyu5 faa3  zhong1 wen2 kou3 yu3 hua4 = Chinese in spoken form
detail  tyut3 hau2  tuo1 kou3 = blurt out; say unwittingly
detail  tyut3 hau2 ji4 ceot1  tuo1 kou3 er2 chu1 = say sth. unwittingly; blurt out
detail  cung5 hau2 mei6  zhong4 kou3 wei4 = to have a heavy taste
detail  dau1 hau2 dau1 min6  dou1 kou3 dou1 mian4 = right in sb's face
detail  zeng1 jan4 ceot1 hau2 ban6 jan4 ceot1 sau2  jing1 ren2 chu1 kou3 ben4 ren2 chu1 shou3 = the smart fight with with their mouths, and the dumb with their hands
detail  zong6 hau2 zong6 min6  zhuang4 kou3 zhuang4 mian4 = encounter; run into
detail  hau2 gwaai1  kou3 guai1 = sweet-talking; ingratiating
detail  suk6 hau2 suk6 min6   = familiar face; familiar person
detail  hau2 man5  kou3 wen3 = tone; snout, muzzle
detail  hau2 gong2 mou4 pang4  kou3 jiang3 wu2 ping2 = oral expressions can not be taken as evidence
detail  leng5 hau2  ling3 kou3 = neckline; collarband
detail  gong2 hau2 gung1 jan4  gang1 kou3 gong1 ren2 = longshoreman
detail  sam1 hau2 gwaa3 go3 jung5 zi6  xin1 kou3 gua4 ge4 yong3 zi4 = be very brave; courageous
detail  waa6 hau2  hua4 kou3 = thread of discourse; flow of a conversation
detail  zok3 zik6 hau2  zuo4 jie4 kou3 = make an excuse
detail  lei6 hau2 bat1 lei6 fuk1  li4 kou3 bu4 li4 kou3 = it might taste good but it's not good for your health
detail  hung1 hau2 gong2 baak6 waa6  kong1 kou3 jiang3 bai2 hua4 = all talk no action; pay lip service to
detail  hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6  kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = all talk no action; pay lip service to
detail  sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3  song1 yi1 kou3 qi4 = breathe a breath of relief
detail  git3 sau4 hau2  jie2 chou2 kou3 = make enemies
detail  muk6 dang1 hau2 ngoi4  mu4 deng4 kou3 dai1 = stare bewilderedly
detail  hau2 mou4 ze1 laan4  kou3 wu2 zhe1 lan2 = to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe
detail  hau2 seoi2 do1 gwo3 de1   = very talkative
detail  zung3 hau2 jat1 ci4  zhong4 kou3 yi1 ci2 = all of one voice; unanimous
detail  ceot1 hau2 soeng1 jan4  chu1 kou3 shang1 ren2 = insult people with words
detail  loi4 wong5 wu6 hau2   = current account; checking account
detail  siu1 fong4 saan1 ceot1 seoi2 hau2  xiao1 fang2 shuan1 chu1 shui3 kou3 = fire hydrant valve
detail  hoi2 hau2  hai3 kou3 = Haikou, capitol of Hainan province in south China
detail  se4 hau2   = Shekou (largest capacity port in Shenzen)
detail  ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 dyun1 hau2  yi3 tai4 wang3 luo4 duan1 kou3 = Ethernet port
detail  sou3 geoi3 zip3 hau2  shu4 ju4 jie1 kou3 = data interface
detail  hat6 ceot1 hau2 hung3 zai3  he2 chu1 kou3 kong4 zhi4 = nuclear export control
detail  gwong1 cim1 fan1 bou3 sou3 geoi3 zip3 hau2  guang1 xian1 fen1 bu4 shu4 ju4 jie1 kou3 = FDDI; Fiber Distributed Data Interface
detail  gwong1 cim1 zip3 hau2  guang1 xian1 jie1 kou3 = optical interface
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 hau2 dei6 keoi1  Zhang1 jia1 kou3 di4 qu1 = [n] Zhangjiakou district (district in Hebei)
detail  wu4 hau2  Hu2 kou3 = [n] Hukou (place in Jiangxi)
detail  gun2 lei5 zip3 hau2  guan3 li3 jie1 kou3 = management interface
detail  daan1 gong1 hau2  dan1 jiang1 kou3 = Danjiangkou (city in Hubei)
detail  dang3 hau2  deng4 kou3 = Dengkou (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  dung6 hau2  dong4 kou3 = Dongkou (place in Hunan), Tung Hou
detail  gaau1 hau2  jiao1 kou3 = Jiaokou (place in Shanxi)
detail  gam1 hau2 ho4 keoi1  jin1 kou3 he2 qu1 = Jinkouhe (area in Sichuan)
detail  gong1 hau2  jiang1 kou3 = Jiangkou (place in Guizhou)
detail  hau2 wu4 hoeng1  kou3 hu2 xiang1 = Kouhu (village in Taiwan)
detail  ho4 hau2 keoi1  he2 kou3 qu1 = Hekou (area in Shandong)
detail  lam4 hau2  lin2 kou3 = Linkou (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  lam4 hau2 hoeng1  lin2 kou3 xiang1 = Linkou (village in Taiwan)
detail  lou5 ho4 hau2  lao3 he2 kou3 = Laohekou (city in Hubei)
detail  sing4 hau2  cheng2 kou3 = Chengkou (place in Sichuan)
detail  wu4 hau2 hoeng1  hu2 kou3 xiang1 = Hukou (village in Taiwan)
detail  mui4 ho4 hau2  mei2 he2 kou3 = Meihekou (city in Jilin)
detail  zau1 hau2 dei6 keoi1  zhou1 kou3 di4 qu1 = Zhoukou (district in Henan)
detail  gong2 jyun4 cyun4 zip3*2 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2   = Hong Kong Dollar Passbook Savings accounts
detail 尿  niu6 dou6 hau2   = urinary meatus
detail  sam1 zan3 se4 hau2   = Shekou in Shenzhen
detail  hau2 zo6   = bank account
detail  haang1 hau2   = Hang Hau (residential area in HK, metro station in GZ), Hang Hou
detail  gong2 bai6 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2  gang3 bi4 chu3 xu4 hu4 kou3 = Hong Kong dollars savings account
detail  gong2 bai6 wong5 loi4 wu6 hau2   = Hong Kong Dollars Current Account
detail  saan1 hau2 joeng4  shan1 kou3 yang1 = Singkawang
detail  ho4 hau2  he2 kou3 = Hekou (towns in Shandong and Yunnan provinces); river mouth, stream outlet
detail  gam1 hau2 ho4  jin1 kou3 he2 = Jinkouhe (in Sichuan province)
detail  zau1 hau2  zhou1 kou3 = Zhoukou (in Henan province)
detail 𤜯  hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6   = put one's foot in one's mouth
detail  hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6   = variant of 開口𤜯着脷
detail  cek3 hau2   = "chec hao", the third day of the Lunar New Year; shakkou (Japanese)
detail  jim2 hau2 fai3  yan3 kou3 fei4 = hush money
detail  kyun4 bat1 lei4 sau2 kuk1 bat1 lei4 hau2  quan2 bu4 li4 shou3 qu1 bu4 li4 kou3 = no day without a line
detail  hau2 wong4 kam4  kou3 huang2 qin2 = jew's harp
detail  kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2  kuai4 zhi4 ren2 kou3 = widely known and praised
detail  fat6 hau2 se4 sam1  fo2 kou3 she2 xin1 = appears to be gentle but has bad intentions
detail  hau2 mut6 ze1 laan4  kou3 mei2 zhe1 lan2 = no filter on one's mouth
detail  sei2 sing6/zing6 baa2 hau2  si3 sheng4 ba3 kou3 = to talk too much, to keep chattering away
detail  hau2 zyu1 bat1 fat6  kou3 zhu1 bi3 fa2 = condemn verbally and in writing
detail  sau2 zuk1 hau2 beng6  shou3 zu2 kou3 bing4 = hand, foot and mouth disease, HFMD
detail  long4 long4 soeng5 hau2  lang2 lang2 shang4 kou3 = read aloud and fluently
detail  jat1 si4 hau2 faai3   = a slip of the tongue
detail  jan4 hau2 faan3 maai6  ren2 kou3 fan4 mai4 = human trafficking
detail  daa2 jyun4 sam1 hau2 daa2 bui3 zek3  da3 wan2 xin1 kou3 da3 bei4 ji3 = thoroughly beat up
detail  gwong2 zau1 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 soeng1 ban2 gaau1 jik6 wui6*2   = Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair
detail  seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4  xin1 kou3 kai1 he2 = have a loose tongue; idle talk
detail  hau2 wai6 ji4 sat6 bat1 zi3  kou3 hui4 er2 shi2 bu4 zhi4 = pay lip service
detail  hau2 sit6 ziu1 jau4  kou3 she2 zhao1 you2 = wrong words incur mishap
detail  dai1 dyun1 jan4 hau2  di1 duan1 ren2 kou3 = low-end population
detail  lam4 si4 dik1 bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 zip3 hau2  lin2 shi2 de5 ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie1 kou3 = Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI
detail  zung1 gwok3 zing1 mat6 gei1 haai6 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 jing1 mi4 ji1 xie4 jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
detail  zung1 gwok3 hong4 tin1 gei6 seot6 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 hang2 tian1 ji4 shu4 jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = China National Aero-Technology Import-Export Corporation (CATIC)
detail  ho4 hau2 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  he2 kou3 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Hekou Yaozu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 ceot1 hau2 soeng1 wui6*2   = Hong Kong Exporters’ Association
detail  sek6 jau4 ceot1 hau2 gwok3 zou2 zik1   = Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 hau2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Population Commission of the United Nations
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 hau2 wut6 dung6 gei1 gam1   = United Nations Fund for Population Activities
detail  ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6 gung1 si1  ke3 kou3 ke3 le4 gong1 si1 = Coca-Cola Company
detail  ling4 hai6 ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6   = Coca-Cola Zero

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detail audio 我哋而家出門[]
We're leaving now.
[literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]
detail audio 唱口幾好
That bird sings well.
detail
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]
detail 唔單只,講話重開
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
detail BB快啲背囊裡面口水肩BB.
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。
[Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]
detail 先至唔好貪口爽
Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it.
detail 近來一時一時鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
detail audio 隨口講著衫獨沽一味點知借啲意隔日
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
detail audio 食咗草龍好唱口
You are happily singing non-stop. Are you on drugs?
detail audio 唔該街口有落
Excuse me, I want to get off at the intersection!
[said to minibus drivers]
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