海口

Chinese

		ocean; sea	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (海口)		海	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎikǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoi² hau²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi² heu²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hói-khiéu

(Meixian, Guangdong): hoi³ kêu³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-kháu
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵he-kheu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎikǒu [Phonetic: háikǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎikǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-kʻou³
  - Yale: hǎi-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haekoou
  - Palladius: хайкоу (xajkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² hau²
  - Yale: hói háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hoi² heu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔi⁵⁵ heu⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-khiéu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoi` kieu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ kieu³
  - Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hoi³ kêu³
  - Sinological IPA: /hoɪ³¹ kʰeu³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: hái-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'qao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵he-kheu
  - MiniDict: he^去 kheu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²he-kheu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /he³³ kʰɤ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: xojX khuwX

Rime
Character	海	口
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	呼改切	苦后切
Baxter	xojX	khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hʌi^X/	/kʰəu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/həi^X/	/kʰəu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/xɒi^X/	/kʰəu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/həj^X/	/kʰəw^X/
Li Rong	/xᴀi^X/	/kʰu^X/
Wang Li	/xɒi^X/	/kʰəu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/xɑ̆i^X/	/kʰə̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hǎi	kǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hoi²	hau²

Noun

海口

mouth of a river; estuary
(obsolete) border
seaport
(Southern Min) coastal area
(figurative) big, deep mouth
(figurative) boast; brag

Derived terms

海口腔 (Hǎikǒuqiāng)

Proper noun

海口

(～市) Haikou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hainan, China)

Descendants

→ English: Haikou, Hai-k'ou, Hoihow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	口
かい Grade: 2	こう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
海口 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

海(かい)口(こう) • (Kaikō)

Haikou (the capital city of Hainan, China)

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