突破口

突

• 突兀 tū wù ㄊㄨ ㄨˋ dat6 ngat6 lofty; towering
• 突出 tū chū ㄊㄨ ㄔㄨ dat6 ceot1 prominent
• 突击 突擊 tū jī ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧ dat6 gik1 sudden and violent attack
• 突然 tū rán ㄊㄨ ㄖㄢˊ dat6 jin4 sudden; abrupt; unexpected
• 突发 突發 tū fā ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ dat6 faat3 to occur suddenly

破

• 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
• 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
• 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
• 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
• 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered

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

• 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄣ ㄕˇ ㄊㄨ long4 ban1 ci2 dat6 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
• 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
• 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (idiom)

• 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
• 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
• 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)

• 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)