O嘴

Chinese

			mouth
trad. (O嘴)		O	嘴
simp. ^#(O嘴)		O	嘴
Literally: “O-shaped mouth”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ou¹ zeoi²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ou¹ zeoi²
  - Yale: ōu jéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ou¹ dzoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ou¹ zêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

O⫽嘴 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, informal) to be shocked; to be amazed; to be astounded; to open wide

Derived terms

見鬼勿O嘴，潛水怕屈機／见鬼勿O嘴，潜水怕屈机

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