張口 [张－]

Jyutping zoeng1 hau2
Pinyin zhāng kǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. to gape
  3. to start talking (esp. to make a request)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    張開口​；​擘大口
    to open mouth
    • 水來伸手飯來張口
      水来伸手饭来张口
      seoi2 loi4 san1 sau2 faan6 loi4 zoeng1 hau2
      only to open one's mouth to be fed; a metaphor describing someone who has an easy life with everything provided
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to open one's mouth; to start to speak
    • 他是南方人，所以一張口説話就帶有南方口音。
      他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。
      tā shì nán fāng rén ， suǒ yǐ yī zhāng kǒu shuō huà jiù dài yǒu nán fāng kǒu yīn ．
      He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    水来伸手饭来张口
    水來伸手飯來張口
    seoi2 loi4 san1 sau2 faan6 loi4 zoeng1 hau2
    • only to open one's mouth to be fed; a metaphor describing someone who has an easy life with everything provided
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    张口
    張口
    zhāng kǒu
    • to gape, to yawn
  2. Mandarin
    他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。
    他是南方人，所以一張口説話就帶有南方口音。
    tā shì nán fāng rén ， suǒ yǐ yī zhāng kǒu shuō huà jiù dài yǒu nán fāng kǒu yīn ．
    • He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.