kāi
kǒu

technical

Meaning of 开口呼

开口呼 means open-mouth category; type of syllable. Pronounced kāi kǒu hū.

  • open-mouth category; type of syllable

Definitions & Examples

 
a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
děng
dōu
shǔ
kāi
kǒu
 

Characters like "a," "bo," and "ge" all belong to the open-mouth category.

Yán
jiū
yīn
yùn
shí
 
zhǎng
kāi
kǒu
chǐ齿
de
bié
 

When studying historical phonology, one must master the distinction between the open-mouth and even-teeth categories.

Kāi
kǒu
de
gài
niàn
duì
jiě
chuán
tǒng
shī
hěn
zhòng
yào
 

The concept of the open-mouth category is important for understanding traditional poetic meter.