(bǎ, ㄅㄚˇ) to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle [CE-DICT]
(bà, ㄅㄚˋ) handle [CE-DICT]
口
(く;こう) (n) (1) (く only) {Buddh} mouth; speech; (suf,ctr) (2) (usu. こう) counter for people or implements [EDICT]
(くち) (n) (1) mouth; (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice; (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; (4) gate; door; entrance; exit; (5) (See 口を利く・1) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); (6) (See 口に合う) taste; palate; (7) mouth (to feed); (8) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; (9) (See 口がかかる) invitation; summons; (10) kind; sort; type; (11) opening (i.e. beginning); (suf,ctr) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords; (P) [EDICT]
(kǒu, ㄎㄡˇ) mouth; (classifier for things with mouths such as people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) [CE-DICT]
