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决口

jué kǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a watercourse) to breach its banks / (of a dam) to burst
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b4ee5e05a45c9a68. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

決口 决口 [jue2 kou3] /(of a watercourse) to breach its banks/(of a dam) to burst/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 決口

  • 决
    jué

    to decide / to determine / to execute (sb) / (of a dam etc) to breach or burst / definitely / certainly

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.