粵

張zoeng1口hau2

simp张口
zoeng1 hau2zhāng kǒu

English

  1. to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. to gape
  3. to start talking (esp. to make a request)
  4. to open mouth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 張開口;擘大口

Examples

  • 水來伸手飯來張口

    only to open one's mouth to be fed; a metaphor describing someone who has an easy life with everything provided

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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