# 口乾
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): kǒugān
       (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kou$^3$ gan$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hau$^2$ gon$^1$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kou$^3$ gan$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kǒugān
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kǒugan
*** Wade–Giles: kʻou$^3$-kan$^1$
*** Yale: kǒu-gān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koougan
*** Palladius: коугань (kouganʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: kou$^3$ gan$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kougan
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰəu⁵³ kan⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^2$ gon$^1$
*** Yale: háu gōn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^2$ gon$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^2$ gon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: kou$^3$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰəu̯⁴¹ kan³³/

### Adjective

口乾
* dry in the mouth
       ngo$^5$ hou$^2$ hau$^2$ gon$^1$ aa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       My mouth is really dry.
* (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) thirsty

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 口渴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 渴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 渴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 口渴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 渴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 渴, 炕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 口乾, 渴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 渴, 口乾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 渴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 口渴, 口乾, 頸乾, 喉乾 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 嘴乾 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 渴, 口乾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頸渴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頸渴, 口渴 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頸渴 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 頸渴, 渴 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 頸渴, 口渴 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 渴 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 肚渴, 渴 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 嘴渴 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 嘴渴 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 口渴 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頸渴 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 頸渴 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 渴 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Changting | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 嘴恁燥, 嘴恁渴 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 口燥, 渴 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 口乾 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 乾 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 口乾 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 嘴渴, 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 嘴渴, 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 嘴渴, 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 嘴渴, 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 嘴渴, 肚渴 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘴渴 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 渴 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 頸渴 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 頸渴 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 嘴燥 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 渴 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 渴 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 喙焦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 渴, 喙焦 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 喙焦, 喙渴 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 喙焦, 喙渴, 喙堅 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 喙渴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 喙焦喉渴 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喙焦 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 喉焦 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 喉焦 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 喉焦 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 喉渴 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 喉焦 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 喉焦 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 渴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 喙渴 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 渴, 喙渴 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 嘴乾 |
| Wu | Danyang | 口乾 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 渴, 口燥 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 口乾, 乾 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 口乾, 乾 |

#### Derived terms

* 口乾舌燥／口干舌燥 (kǒugānshézào)

### Noun

口乾
* (pathology) dry mouth; xerostomia