Original phonetic: /sœːŋ¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
Chinese character that is pronounced in Peking opera according to traditional pronunciation conventions (which differ slightly from standard pronunciations based on Beijing Mandarin)
Examples
可以說那些上口字都是需要初學京劇的人特意學習、逐個加以記憶的字音，雖然多是原來就熟悉的字。所謂「上口」，反為「棘口」了。
We can say that those characters with traditional operatic pronunciations have pronunciations that have to be deliberately learned and memorized one by one by beginners in Peking opera even though most of them are originally familiar characters. The so-called "easy to read" characters have instead become "hard to read".
拿上口字來說，臉讀如儉。
Taking characters with traditional operatic pronunciations as an example, 臉 is read as 儉 (jiǎn).
上口字與相鄰的字連念感到彆扭時，可以不上口。
When the pronunciation of characters with traditional operatic pronunciations and that of the adjacent characters cause awkwardness when read in sequence, it is not necessary to use the traditional pronunciation.