hổ khẩu

See also: hộ khẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎口.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˩ xəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [how˧˨ kʰəw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩˦ kʰəw˨˩˦]

Noun

hổ khẩu

  1. purlicue (web between thumb and forefinger)
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Dương Thiết Tâm thấy hổ khẩu tê rần, bất giác buông tay, ngọn thương sắt rơi xuống mặt tuyết.
      Yáng Tiěxīn felt a prickling in his purlicue; suddenly his hand let loose and the iron lance fell on the snow.
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