口哨

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	a whistle; sentry
trad. (口哨)		口	哨
simp. ^#(口哨)		口	哨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒushào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² saau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shao⁴
  - Yale: kǒu-shàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushaw
  - Palladius: коушао (koušao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushàor
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shaorh⁴
  - Yale: kǒu-shàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushawl
  - Palladius: коушаор (koušaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² saau³
  - Yale: háu saau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² saau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² sao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ saːu̯³³/

Noun

口哨

whistle (act of whistling)
吹口哨 ― chuī kǒushào ― to whistle

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 口哨 (“whistle (with one's lips)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口哨
Mandarin	Beijing	口哨兒
	Taiwan	口哨
	Singapore	口哨
Cantonese	Hong Kong	口哨
Hakka	Yudu	口哨
Min Nan	Xiamen	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers
Min Nan	Zhangzhou	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers

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