齒觳仔

Chinese

		tooth	small container; silkworm cocoon
trad. (齒觳仔)		齒	觳仔
simp. (齿觳仔)		齿	觳仔
alternative forms		齒擴仔／齿扩仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-khok-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-khok-á
    • Tâi-lô: khí-khok-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'qok'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

Noun

齒觳仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) glass or mug for mouth-rinsing or tooth-cleaning; tooth glass or mug

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 牙缸 (“mug for mouth-rinsing or tooth-cleaning; tooth mug”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牙缸, 漱口杯
Mandarin	Taiwan	漱口杯
Cantonese	Hong Kong	𠺘口盅, 𠺘口杯
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牙罐
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牙罐
Southern Min	Xiamen	齒觳, 齒杯, 齒栱, 水口杯
	Quanzhou	齒觳, 齒杯
	Zhangzhou	齒觳, 齒杯, 齒栱
	Zhangpu	齒杯
	Tainan	齒杯 GT, 齒觳仔 GT
Wu	Shanghai	嘓口杯, 嘓嘴杯, 盪口杯, 牙刷杯
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)