Chinese

入口

/ɻu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
entrance; the "in" door; access
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 7

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Origin

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 入口 (iriguchi)

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Lineage

  • borrowedJapanese入口
  • characterChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
  • characterChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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