Chinese

Adjective

小口

1. (Min Nan) eating little, eating like a bird

   伊真小口，食半碗飯就飽矣。 [Min Nan, trad.]

   伊真小口，食半碗饭就饱矣。 [Min Nan, simp.]

   I chin sió-kháu, chia̍h pòaⁿ óaⁿ pn̄g tō pá--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He eats very little; he was already full after eating half a bowl of rice.

Synonyms

• 小食 (xiǎoshí)
• 細食／细食

Antonyms

• 大食 (Dàshí)

Noun

小口

1. small mouth

   櫻桃小口 / 樱桃小口  ―  yīngtáo xiǎokǒu  ―  a small cherry-like mouth

2. small opening, small entrance, aperture
3. container with a small opening
4. child, minor

References

• “Entry #237”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
• zdic.net (漢典)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of 小 ‎(ko, “small, little”) +‎ 口 ‎(kuchi, mouth).

Noun

小口 ‎(hiragana こぐち, romaji koguchi)

1. small lot, small sum, small amount
2. end, edge, cut end, beginning
3. clue
4. section

Derived terms

• 小口扱 (こぐちあつか)い ‎(koguchiatsukai): small lot consignment
• 小口現金 (こぐちげんきん) ‎(koguchi genkin): petty cash

Related terms

• 小口径 (しょうこうけい) ‎(shōkōkei): small caliber

Proper noun

小口 ‎(hiragana こぐち, romaji Koguchi)

1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

Compound of 小 ‎(o, “small, little”) +‎ 口 ‎(kuchi, mouth).

Proper noun

小口 ‎(hiragana おぐち, romaji Oguchi)

1. A surname​.