口若懸河

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if
trad. (口若懸河)		口	若	懸河
simp. (口若悬河)		口	若	悬河
Literally: “mouth like a waterfall”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒuruòxuánhé

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² joek⁶ jyun⁴ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒuruòxuánhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouruohshyuanher
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² joek⁶ jyun⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: háu yeuhk yùhn hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² joek⁹ jyn⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² yêg⁶ yun⁴ ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚² jyːn²¹ hɔː²¹/

Idiom

口若懸河

eloquent; glib; voluble; having the gift of the gab

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