View source for 嘴

{{also|咀}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=16}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=30|rad=口|as=13|sn=16|four=61027|canj=RYPB|ids=⿰口觜}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0207.100|dkj=04256|dj=0430.080|hdz=10689.150|uh=5634}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|ss=咀|alt=咀,觜,㭰,𭪿|note=See notes at {{zh-l|*咀}}.}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|口|觜|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology===
Related to {{och-l|觜|horn-like hair on the owl-head; beak of a bird; mouth}}.

Further etymology is unknown. {{zh-ref|Schuessler (2007)}} relates it to {{cog|bo|མཚུལ་པ||lower part of the face; muzzle; beak}}, which is from {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*m-ts(j)ul||lip; beak}} ({{zh-ref|STEDT}}).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zuǐ,er=y
|m-s=zui3
|dg=зуй2
|c=zeoi2
|ca=LL-Q9186-Justinrleung-嘴.wav
|c-t=dui2
|g=zui3
|h=pfs=choi;hrs=h:zhoiˇ;gd=zoi4/zui3
|h_note=Meixian: zoi4 - vernacular; zui3 - literary
|j=zui2
|mb=cṳ̌
|md=chói
|md_note=substitute for {{zh-l|*喙}}
|mn=chhùi/ml:chúi
|mn_note=chhùi - vernacular (substitute for {{zh-l|*喙}}); chúi - literary
|mn-t=cui3
|mn-t_note=substitute for {{zh-l|*喙}}
|w=sh:5tsy
|x=zei3
|mc=
|oc=y
|ma=y
|cat=n,v
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|anatomy}} [[mouth]] {{q|especially the part of the [[face]] associated with the mouth}} {{zh-mw|m:張}}
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[mouth]]-like object; [[beak]]; [[nozzle]]; [[spout]] {{q|of a teapot, etc.}}
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[food]]
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[utterance]]; [[spoken]] [[word]]s; [[speech]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} to [[kiss]]
#: {{zh-x|嘴 佢 ！ 嘴 佢 ！|Kiss him/her! Kiss him/her!|C}}
# {{rfdef|zh}} <!--to rebuff?-->
#: {{zh-x|不敢 嘴 人}}
# {{lb|zh|literary}} [[beak]]

====Synonyms====
* {{s|mouth}}
{{zh-dial}}
* {{s|utterance}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|說的話}}
* {{s|to kiss}}
{{zh-dial|吻}}

====Compounds====
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{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji}}

# [[beak]]; [[bill]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=すい
|kanon=すい
|kanyoon=し
|kun=くち-, くちばし-, はし-
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|くちばし|yomi=k|r=y|alt=喙}}
{{swp|lang=ja|くちばし}}
Originally from {{ja-com|口|くち|t1=[[mouth]]|端|はし|t2=[[tip]]; [[edge]]}}.<ref name="DJS">{{R:Digital-Daijisen}}</ref> {{rendaku2|hashi|bashi}} 

First attested around 850 {{CE}}.<ref name="NKDC">{{R:ja:NKD Concise|嘴}}</ref>

The kanji is composed of {{ja-r|口|くち}} and {{ja-r|觜|はし|[[beak]]; [[bill]]}}. See also [[#Etymology_2|Etymology 2]].

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|くちばし|acc=0|dev=1|acc_ref=NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|くちばし}}

# {{lb|ja|anatomy}} [[beak]]; [[bill]]
#* {{quote-book|ja|title=BOOSTER 1|date=Mar 1 1999|publisher=w:Konami|chapter=ja:スピック|trans-chapter=Spick}}
#*: {{ja-usex|'''くちばし'''がとても大きく、大%声で鳴き気の弱い相%手を驚かせる。|'''くちばし''' が とても おおきく、おお%ごえ で なき きのよわい あい%て を おどろかせる。|It frightens faint-hearted opponents with its blaring wails and massive '''bill'''.}}
#* {{quote-book|ja|title=BOOSTER 1|date=Mar 1 1999|publisher=w:Konami|chapter=ja:ディッグ・ビーク|trans-chapter=Dig Beak}}
#*: {{ja-usex|ヘビのように長い体をまるめ、回%転しながら'''くちばし'''で攻%撃。|ヘビ の よう に ながい からだ を まるめ、かい%てん し ながら '''くちばし''' で こう%げき。|It attacks with its beak as its long body coils like a snake.}}
#* {{quote-book|ja|title=BOOSTER 5|date=Oct 17 1999|publisher=w:Konami|chapter=ja:くちばしヘビ|trans-chapter=Beaked Snake}}
#*: {{ja-usex|相%手を長い体で締め上げ、大きな'''くちばし'''でつついて攻%撃。|あい%て を ながい からだ で しめあげ、おおきな '''くちばし''' で つついて こう%げき。|It attacks by pecking at its opponent with its huge '''beak''' while constricting them with its long body.}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|はし|yomi=k|alt=觜}}
Cognate with {{ja-r|端|はし|[[tip]]; [[edge]]}}.<ref name="DJS"/><ref name="NKDC"/>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|acc=1|はし|acc_ref=NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|はし}}

# {{lb|ja|anatomy}} [[beak]]; [[bill]]

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Animal body parts}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|취}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=口12}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=口12|reading=chủy}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=口12}}