hổ khẩu

See also: hộ khẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎口.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˩ xəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [how˧˨ kʰəw˧˨] ~ [how˧˨ xəw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [how˨˩˦ kʰəw˨˩˦] ~ [how˨˩˦ xəw˨˩˦]

Noun

hổ khẩu

  1. purlicue (web between thumb and forefinger)
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Dương Thiết Tâm thấy hổ khẩu tê rần, bất giác buông tay, ngọn thương sắt rơi xuống mặt tuyết.
      Yáng Tiěxīn felt a prickling in his purlicue; suddenly his hand let loose and the iron lance fell on the snow.
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