决口

Traditional: 決口

jué kǒu

Dictionary entry

(of a watercourse) to breach its banks

What does 决口 mean?

决口 (jué kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a watercourse) to breach its banks

2(of a dam) to burst

Character breakdown

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决juéto decide · to determine 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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决口

jué kǒu

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