對口

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (對口)		對	口
simp. (对口)		对	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duìkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ hau²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tùi-kháu / tùi-khió

(Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ kao²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèikǒu
  - Wade–Giles: tui⁴-kʻou³
  - Yale: dwèi-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueykoou
  - Palladius: дуйкоу (dujkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìkǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèikǒur
  - Wade–Giles: tui⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: dwèi-kǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueykooul
  - Palladius: дуйкоур (dujkour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: deoi³ hau²
  - Yale: deui háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duie'qao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-khió
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duie'qioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dui³ kao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi kháu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

對口

to speak or sing alternately (of two performers)
to be geared to the needs of the job; to fit in with one's vocational training or specialty
to suit one's taste; to one's taste

Synonyms

(to be geared to the needs of the job): (Hokkien) 對路／对路 (duìlù)
(to suit one's taste):

edit

佮喙 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
合喙 (Hokkien)
合胃口 (hé wèikǒu)
啱口味 (ngaam¹ hau² mei⁶) (Cantonese)
順口／顺口 (shùnkǒu)
順嘴／顺嘴 (shùnzuǐ) (dialectal)

Adjective

對口

(attributive, music) counterpart; alternate
(attributive, traditional Chinese medicine, of a sore) growing behind the head

Noun

對口

counterpart

Derived terms