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口頭禪

口頭禪

See also: 口头禅

Chinese

		on the mouth; by mouth	abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism
trad. (口頭禪)		口頭	禪
simp. (口头禅)		口头	禅
Literally: “talking Zen”.

Noun

口頭禪

(idiomatic) one's favourite expression; stock phrase; pet phrase

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒutóuchán

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² tau⁴ sim⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒutóuchán
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutourchanr
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒutóurchán
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄔㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutoulrchanr
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰɤʊɻʷ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² tau⁴ sim⁴
  - Yale: háu tàuh sìhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² tau⁴ sim⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ siːm²¹/