生意口

Chinese

		business; trade; vitality	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (生意口)		生意	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngyìkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngyìkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengyihkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

生意口

(Beijing) smooth talk; glib flattery
- 算了吧，我送給你一碗茶喝，你就甭賣那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
  算了吧，我送给你一碗茶喝，你就甭卖那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 1957, Lao She, Teahouse
  Suànle ba, wǒ sònggěi nǐ yī wǎn chá hē, nǐ jiù béng mài nà tào shēngyìkǒu la! [Pinyin]
  Save your words. I'll give you a cup of tea for free. You needn't smooth talk me!

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