生意口

Chinese

		business; trade; vitality	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (生意口)		生意	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngyikǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ ji³ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyikǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengyi̊kǒu
  - Wade–Giles: shêng¹-i⁵-kʻou³
  - Yale: shēng-yi-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheng.ikoou
  - Palladius: шэнъикоу (šɛnʺikou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i² kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ ji³ hau²
  - Yale: sāang yi háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ ji³ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ yi³ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

生意口

(figuratively) smooth talk; glib flattery
- 算了吧，我送給你一碗茶喝，你就甭賣那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
  算了吧，我送给你一碗茶喝，你就甭卖那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 1957, Lao She, Teahouse
  Suànle ba, wǒ sòng gěi nǐ yī wǎn chá hē, nǐ jiù béng mài nà tào shēngyikǒu la! [Pinyin]
  Save your words. I'll give you a cup of tea for free. You needn't smooth talk me!

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