口 (hau2) — edge or blade of a knife in Cantonese

hauˊ²口

Mandarin Pinyin: kou3

Meaning of 口

nounedge or blade of a knife

nouna certain article (as a cistern, a big jar, etc)

nounperson

nounmouth

nounopen end; opening

nouncrack

nounKangXi radical 30 (mouth)

nounentrance; gate (especially in the Great Wall or city walls)

noun(noun) 1. exit; 2. entrance; (noun) 1. person; (noun) orifice (bottles)

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Example Sentences with 口

我哋而家出門[口]

We're leaving now.

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添

Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

BB要食，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度.

The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。

你係先至講，唔好貪口爽喎

Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it.

佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮

She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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Words Containing 口

口垃濕hau2 lap6/laap6 sap1

snack; nibble; junk food -- food of little nutritional value, eaten betw. proper meals | Std. Chin.: 零吃 | Also written as '口立濕'

反口覆舌faan2 hau2 fuk1 sit6

to go back on one's word

裂口lit6 hau2

breach, split, rift; vent (volcanic crater); an open wound or cut

空口hung1 hau2

empty mouth, empty promise

有口無心jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1

to speak with venom but without ill-intent; to speak harshly but not maliciously

大口daai6 hau2

big mouth, large mouth

口講無凴hau2 gong2 mou4 pang4

oral expressions can not be taken as evidence; word of mouth alone don't carry conviction

利口酒lei6 hau2 zau2

liquer (phonetic loanword in Mandarin)

蓮子蓉噉口lin4 zi2 jung4 gam2 hau2

to have a broad smile on one's face

主要出入口zyu2 jiu3 ceot1 jap6 hau2

thread of discourse; flow of a conversation

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Body Parts in Cantonese

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