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5 改口 goi2 hau2 1 correct oneself (in conversation); withdraw (or modify) one's previous remark; change one's tune 他发现自己说错了, 连忙改口。 Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ shuō cuò le, liánmáng gǎikǒu. He corrected himself as soon as he realized his mistake. 他原来是那么说的, 现在改口了。 Tā yuánlái shì nàme shuō de, xiànzài gǎikǒu le. That’s what he said first, but now he’s changed. 2 address sb. by a different name or title 改口称公婆 gǎikǒu chēng gōngpó (of a woman after marriage) call one’s parents-in-law “Mom” and “Dad”

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改口 gǎikǒu verb

Lekcja	5
Simplified	改口
Traditional	改口
Pinyin	gǎikǒu
Jyutping	goi2 hau2
Część mowy	verb
Meaning	1 correct oneself (in conversation); withdraw (or modify) one's previous remark; change one's tune 他发现自己说错了, 连忙改口。 Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ shuō cuò le, liánmáng gǎikǒu. He corrected himself as soon as he realized his mistake. 他原来是那么说的, 现在改口了。 Tā yuánlái shì nàme shuō de, xiànzài gǎikǒu le. That’s what he said first, but now he’s changed. 2 address sb. by a different name or title 改口称公婆 gǎikǒu chēng gōngpó (of a woman after marriage) call one’s parents-in-law “Mom” and “Dad”

Gǎikǒu 改口 One's Tā Shuō Goi2 Hau2 Verb