口子 (kǒu zi) — hole, opening, cut, gap (in a surface); (classifier) for the number of people in a family; (colloquial) one's spouse
Definition
Three distinct senses share this word: a literal hole in a surface (unlike 漏洞, which often means a figurative loophole), a colloquial word for one's spouse, and a classifier for family size. The spouse meaning is slangy — use 丈夫/妻子 in writing.
noun
holeopeningcutgap (in a surface)(colloquial) one's spouse
classifier
for the number of people in a family
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 口子。Wǒ jiā kǒu zi zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn máng.My spouse has been very busy with work lately.
- 口子。Yī fu shàng pò le yí gè kǒu zi.There's a hole in the clothes.
- 口子。Tā men jiā yí gòng sān kǒu zi rén.Their family has three people in total.
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