gé
颌
mouth (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
mouth (literary usage)
archaicAn archaic, literary term for 'mouth'. Rarely used in modern language.
Gǔ古
dài代
yī医
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
gé颌
”
zhǐ指
dài代
kǒu口
de的
yòng用
fǎ法
。
In ancient medical texts, '颌' was used to refer to the mouth.
Cǐ此
zì字
zài在
wén文
yán言
wén文
zhōng中
yǔ与
“
kǒu口
”
tóng同
yì义
。
In classical Chinese, this character has the same meaning as '口' (mouth).