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The Chinese word for whistle is
口哨

kǒu shào



whistle

Chinese Definition


whistle
     1. 吹口哨;鸣笛
Components
     1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
           漱 漱 你 的 口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
           這 話 出自 你 的 口,聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
     2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
           入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
           出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
           門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
     3. gateway
           ^張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
           ^口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
           口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
     4. hole; cut
           口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
           傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
     5. port
           電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
           Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
     6. perimeter
           人口 (rénkǒu) - population
           戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
     7. government organ; department
           三 口 之 家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
           我 可以 吃 一 口 嗎? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
     8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
     9. Variant of 名
     1. to patrol (keep watch over an area by regularly walking or travelling around it)
     2. sentry; sentinel; post
     3. to chirp
     4. to whistle
     5. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
           Shao



Translations for and their definitions

哨子
     1. n. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)


吹口哨
     1. v. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)


口哨
     1. n. whistle (act of whistling)
           吹.口哨 - to whistle -


鳴笛
     1. v. to hoot
     2. v. to whistle
     3. v. to honk a car horn


口笛
     1. n. (musical instrument) a very small Chinese flute made from bamboo


鸣笛
     1. Simplified form of 鳴笛


汽笛
     1. n. siren; steam whistle


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