閘口

Chinese

		gear; watergate	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (閘口)		閘	口
simp. (闸口)		闸	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhákǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ hau²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zah⁸ kao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhákǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhákǒu
    • Wade–Giles: cha²-kʻou³
    • Yale: já-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jarkoou
    • Palladius: чжакоу (čžakou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ hau²
    • Yale: jaahp háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zah⁸ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsa̍h kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saʔ⁴⁻² kʰau⁵²/

Noun

閘口

1. sluiceway; open sluice gate
2. (by extension, chiefly Cantonese) gate or gateway, especially a toll station or boarding gate (in the airport)

Proper noun

閘口

1. (～鎮) Zhakou (a town in Gong'an, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)