Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Page 22, Entry 09 Pronounced jù Pronounced qù "With mouth agape" — Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) "Opening the mouth to draw breath is called qiàn jù" — Common Expressions (Tongsuwen) "Mao's commentary explains ti as jù" — Odes (Shijing), Book of Bei, "Yuan Yan Ze Ti", Explanatory Notes "Qiàn qiàn jù jù" is a common colloquial expression. Also written as "qù". "Mouth opening and unable to close" — Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter "Autumn Floods" Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Page 22, Entry 10 Pronounced qié Pronounced qù Meaning is the same.