Pinyin Dictionary results for "kou"

old variant of 寇[kou4]
see 佝瞀[kou4 mao4]
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
to knock; to kowtow
old variant of 寇[kou4]
to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy
nock at end of bow; stretch
to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb
to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly
old variant of 叩[kou4]; to knock
to sink in (of eyes)
(a measure of width of cloth)
healds of a loom
hollow; scallion stalk
see 肉豆蔻 nutmeg, 豆蔻 cardamon
button
fledglings
佝瞀
rickets (medicine)
口不应心
to say one thing but mean another; to dissimulate
口不择言
to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
口干舌燥
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口交
oral sex
口令
oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry)
口供
oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition
口传
orally transmitted
口出狂言
to speak conceited nonsense; to come out with arrogant claptrap
口北
the area north of the Great Wall
口口声声
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吃
to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2]
口吐毒焰
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames; to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口吸盘
oral sucker (e.g. on blood-sucking parasite)
口吻
tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
口味
a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
口哨
whistle
口器
mouthparts (of animal or insect)
口子
hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent
口实
food; salary (old); a pretext; a cause for gossip
口射
to ejaculate inside sb's mouth
口岸
a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries
口弦
Jew's harp
口彩
complimentary remarks; well-wishing
口径
caliber; diameter of opening
口德
propriety in speech
口快心直
see 心直口快[xin1 zhi2 kou3 kuai4]
口感
taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth
口才
eloquence
口技
beat boxing; vocal mimicry; ventriloquism
口技表演者
ventriloquist
口是心非
duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom)
口服
to take medicine orally; oral (contraceptive etc); to say that one is convinced
口条
(ox etc) tongue (as food); (Tw) elocution; articulation
口欲期
oral stage (psychology)
口气
tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
口水
saliva
口水仗
dispute; spat; shouting match
口水佬
talkative person (Cantonese)
口水歌
bubblegum pop song; cover song
口水鸡
steamed chicken with chili sauce
口沫
spittle; saliva
口活
oral sex
口淫
oral sex; fellatio
口渴
thirsty
口湖
Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
口湖乡
Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
口无择言
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom); wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
口无遮拦
to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe
口爆
(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth
口琴
harmonica
口甜
soft-spoken; affable; full of honeyed words
口疮
mouth ulcer
口白
narrator; spoken parts in an opera
口眼歪斜
facial nerve paralysis
口碑
public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom
口碑流传
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
口福
happy knack for chancing upon fine food
口称
to speak; to say
口簧
Jew's harp
口簧琴
Jew's harp
口粮
ration
口红
lipstick
口络
muzzle (over a dog's mouth)
口罩
mask (surgical etc)
口腔
oral cavity
口腔炎
stomatitis; ulceration of oral cavity; inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth
口腹
(fig.) food
口腹之欲
desire for good food
口臭
bad breath; halitosis
口舌
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round
口若悬河
mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab
口蘑
Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)
口号
slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
口蜜腹剑
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
口袋
pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4]
口袋妖怪
Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)
口角
corner of the mouth
口角
altercation; wrangle; angry argument
口角战
war of words
口诀
mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)
口试
oral examination; oral test
口诛笔伐
to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen
口语
colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]
口语沟通
oral communication (psychology)
口译
interpreting
口译员
interpreter; oral translator
口足目
Stomatopoda, order of marine crustaceans (whose members are called mantis shrimps)
口蹄疫
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD); aphthous fever
口述
to dictate; to recount orally
口锋
manner of speech; tone of voice
口音
oral speech sounds (linguistics)
口音
voice; accent
口头
oral; verbal
口头禅
Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
口头语
pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
口风
meaning behind the words; what sb really means to say; one's intentions as revealed in one's words; tone of speech
口香糖
chewing gum
口鼻
mouth and nose
口齿
mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)
口齿不清
to lisp; unclear articulation; inarticulate
口齿伶俐
eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab
口齿清楚
clear diction; clear articulation
口齿生香
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
叩应
call-in (loanword)
叩拜
to bow in salute; to kowtow
叩球
spike (volleyball)
叩见
to kowtow in salute
叩谒
to visit (esp. one's superiors)
叩门
to knock on a door
叩关
to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports)
叩头
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
叩首
to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
寇攘
to rob and steal
寇比力克
see 庫布里克|库布里克[Ku4 bu4 li3 ke4]
寇比力克
Kubrick (Stanley)
寇准
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
扣上
to buckle up; to fasten
扣人心弦
to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging
扣住
to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook
扣分
to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error
扣去
to deduct (points etc)
扣压
to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
扣女
(slang) to pick up girls; to chase after girls
扣屎盆子
to make a scapegoat of sb; to defame; to slander
扣屎盔子
(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify
扣带回
cingulum (anatomy)
扣帽子
to tag sb with unfair label; power word
扣式电池
button cell; watch battery
扣应
to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Taiwan)
扣扣
(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger
扣押
to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
扣击
to smash a ball
扣查
to detain and question
扣杀
to smash a ball; to spike
扣球
to smash a ball; to spike
扣留
to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
扣发
to deprive; to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
扣篮
slam dunk
扣缴
to withhold; to garnish (wages etc)
扣肉
steamed pork
扣关
variant of 叩關|叩关[kou4 guan1]
扣除
to deduct
扣题
to stick to the topic
抠字眼
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
抠字眼儿
erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kou1 zi4 yan3]
抠门儿
(dialect) stingy
眍䁖
to sink in (of eyes)
蔻丹
nail polish (loanword, from 'Cutex')
蔻蔻
cocoa
扣子
button
扣环
ring fastener; buckle; retainer strap
扣眼
eyelet; buttonhole
扣眼儿
erhua variant of 釦眼|扣眼[kou4 yan3]
扣襻
fastening
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