開口埋口

See also: 开口埋口

Chinese

		to open one's mouth; to start talking	to blame; bury	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (開口埋口)		開口	埋	口
simp. (开口埋口)		开口	埋	口

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²
  - Yale: hōi háu màaih háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ heo² mai⁴ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ maːi̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Phrase

開口埋口

(Cantonese) every time they open their mouth (speak) they always talk about or say…
開口埋口都講錢 [Cantonese, trad.]
开口埋口都讲钱 [Cantonese, simp.]
hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau² dou¹ gong² cin^4-2 [Jyutping]
to talk about money all the time

開口埋口批評人 [Cantonese, trad.]
开口埋口批评人 [Cantonese, simp.]
hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau² pai¹ ping⁴ jan⁴ [Jyutping]
to criticize others all the time

Synonyms

開口閉口／开口闭口 (kāikǒubìkǒu)

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