口角

kǒujué

noun #16,153

Meanings

1 altercation; wrangle; angry argument
2 corner of the mouth (kǒujiǎo)

Characters

dispute / corner

Examples

他们因为小事发生了口角。

Tāmen yīnwèi xiǎoshì fāshēng le kǒujué.

They got into an argument over a small matter.

她的口角微微上扬，露出了微笑。

Tā de kǒujiǎo wēiwēi shàngyáng, lùchū le wēixiào.

The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile.

Tips

mistakes

口角 has two pronunciations with different meanings: kǒujué means 'argument/quarrel', while kǒujiǎo means 'corner of the mouth'. The character 角 is read jué for 'dispute' and jiǎo for 'corner'.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

角 jiǎo