插口

插

• 插嘴 chā zuǐ ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ caap3 zeoi2 to interrupt (sb talking)
• 插图 插圖 chā tú ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ caap3 tou4 illustration
• 插手 chā shǒu ㄔㄚ ㄕㄡˇ caap3 sau2 to get involved in
• 插曲 chā qǔ ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇ caap3 kuk1 music played during a movie, play etc
• 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging

口

• 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
• 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
• 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu ㄕㄤ ㄎㄡˇ soeng1 hau2 wound
• 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
• 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit

• 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
• 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
• 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚ ㄓㄣ gin3 fung6 caap3 zam1 lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

• 碍口识羞 礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
• 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
• 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)