袖口
Chinese
| sleeve | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (袖口) |
袖 | 口 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
袖口
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 袖口 (“cuff (of a sleeve)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 袖口 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 袖口兒, 袖頭兒 |
| Taiwan | 袖口 | |
| Harbin | 袖頭兒 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 袖口兒 | |
| Luoyang | 袖口兒, 袖筒兒 | |
| Xi'an | 袖口兒 | |
| Lanzhou | 袖口子 | |
| Xining | 袖口兒 | |
| Ürümqi | 袖頭子 | |
| Wuhan | 袖頭, 袖籠 | |
| Chengdu | 袖口 | |
| Guiyang | 袖口 | |
| Liuzhou | 袖口 | |
| Xuzhou | 袖口頭兒, 袖頭兒 | |
| Nanjing | 袖口 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 袖口 |
| Hong Kong | 袖口 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 袖口 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 袖嘴 |
| Yudu | 袖口 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 衫袖口 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 袖口 |
| Xinzhou | 袖口子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 手䘼頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 手䘼邊, 手䘼頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 䘼口, 手䘼頭 |
| Quanzhou | 䘼口 | |
| Zhangzhou | 䘼口 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 袖口 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 袖口 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 袖口 | |
| Suzhou | 袖口 | |
| Danyang | 衣袖頭 | |
| Wenzhou | 衫袖口 | |
| Jinhua | 衫袖頭 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 衫袖籠子 |
Dialectal synonyms of 袖子 (“sleeve (of clothing)”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 袖 | 口 |
| そで Grade: S |
くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |

Etymology
Compound of 袖 (sode, “sleeve”) + 口 (kuchi, “mouth, opening”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited to a text from 974.[1]
Usage notes
While the English translation cuff can also be used to indicate the edge of a trouser leg, the Japanese term is specific to upper-body garments that have sleeves.
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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