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破口
pò kǒu
Pinyin
Definition
破口
-
pò kǒu
tear or rupture
to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes)
without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
口
口
Related Words
(20)
人口
rén kǒu
1
population
2
people
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
1
wound
2
cut
入口
rù kǒu
1
entrance
2
to import
出口
chū kǒu
1
an exit
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
to speak
4
to export
5
(of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
1
mouth
2
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
1
pocket
2
bag
3
sack
4
CL:個|个[gè]
破
pò
1
broken
2
damaged
3
worn out
4
lousy
5
rotten
6
to break, split or cleave
7
to get rid of
8
to destroy
9
to break with
10
to defeat
11
to capture (a city etc)
12
to expose the truth of
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
突破
tū pò
1
to break through
2
to make a breakthrough
3
to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
4
(of ball sports) to break through a defense
胃口
wèi kǒu
1
appetite
2
liking
路口
lù kǒu
1
crossing
2
intersection (of roads)
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
1
one breath
2
in one breath
3
at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
1
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
1
husband and wife
划破
huá pò
1
to cut open
2
to rip
3
to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
4
to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
Idioms
(20)
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
1
one word says it all (idiom)
2
to hit the nail on the head
3
to be pithy and correct
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2
tight-lipped
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
1
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3
it's either him or me
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
1
not to be crushed (idiom)
2
to be determined to have one's revenge
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
1
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1
duplicity
2
hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
1
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2
wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
1
public praise
2
public reputation
3
commonly held opinions
4
current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
1
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
2
universal approbation
Sample Sentences