片かた口くち

noun

lipped bowl; spouted bowl

A bowl or dish with a pouring lip, used for liquids or serving. Common in traditional Japanese tableware.

• この片かた口くちは酒さけを注つぐのに便べん利りだ。

  This lipped bowl is convenient for pouring sake.

noun

one side of a story; one party's account

Refers to hearing only one side of a dispute or argument, often implying incompleteness or bias. Frequently used in the phrase 片口を聞く.

• 彼かれの話はなしだけ聞きいても片かた口くちだ。

  Just listening to his story gives only one side.

• 片かた口くちを聞きいて判はん断だんしてはいけない。

  You shouldn't judge after hearing only one side.