zuǐ

咀

Character · Noun

same as 嘴

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

mouth; same as 嘴

informal

This is a colloquial variant of 嘴, primarily used in dialectal or informal written contexts.

Tā他
zhāng张
dà大
le了
zuǐ咀
 ,
jīng惊
yà讶
de地
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
 。

He opened his mouth wide and was too surprised to speak.

Bié别
yòng用
zàng脏
shǒu手
pèng碰
nǐ你
de的
zuǐ咀
 。

Don't touch your mouth with dirty hands.

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Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
hái孩
zhèng正
yòng用
shǒu手
tuō托
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zuǐ咀
 。

This child is holding their chin with their hand.

Tā他
yǎo咬
le了
yī一
xià下
zuǐ咀
chún唇
 ,
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
chén沉
sī思
 。

He bit his lip and fell into deep thought.

Zhè这
piān篇
fāng方
yán言
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
yòng用
le了
bù不
shǎo少
 “
zuǐ咀
 ”
dài代
tì替
 “
zuǐ嘴
 ”
de的
xiě写
fǎ法
 。

This dialect novel uses 咀 as a replacement for 嘴 in many places.