口音

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	sound; noise; news
simp. and trad. (口音)		口	音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kǒuyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄣ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): куйин (kuyin, II-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau² jam¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu² yim^1*

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'kieu³ in¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-yîm
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-im / khió-im

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kao² im¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵kheu-in

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuyin
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-yin¹
    • Yale: kǒu-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouin
    • Palladius: коуинь (kouinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: куйин (kuyin, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰou⁵¹ iŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² jam¹
    • Yale: háu yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: heu² yim^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu⁵⁵ jim³³⁻³³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'kieu³ in¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈkʰiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ in⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-yîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu` im´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu<sup>3</sup> yim<sup>1</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ im²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-yîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu` (r)im´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ yim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ (j)im²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-im
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qawym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ im⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-im
    • Tâi-lô: khió-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioyym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ im³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kao² im¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu im
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ im³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵kheu-in
    • MiniDict: kheu^去 in
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kheu-in
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰɤ³³ in⁴⁴/

Noun

口音

1. accent (manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region or social group); pronunciation; manner of speaking

   他是南方人，所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn. [Pinyin]

   He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.

   他裝英國人，但他的口音讓他露了馬腳。 [MSC, trad.]
   他装英国人，但他的口音让他露了马脚。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zhuāng Yīngguórén, dàn tā de kǒuyīn ràng tā lòu le mǎjiǎo. [Pinyin]

   He pretended to be British, but his foreign accent gave him away.

2. local accent or dialect of one's native place

Synonyms

• (accent): 語音／语音 (yǔyīn); 腔 (qiāng); (Sichuan, Hokkien) 腔口; (Sichuan) 腔口兒／腔口儿
• (local accent): 方音 (fāngyīn), 鄉音／乡音 (xiāngyīn)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
口	音

Noun

口音

1. chữ Hán form of khẩu âm (“accent”).