剔齒

Chinese

		pick (as teeth)	tooth
trad. (剔齒)		剔	齒
simp. (剔齿)		剔	齿
alternative forms		拓齒／拓齿
anagram		齒剔／齿剔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thak-khí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thak-khí
    • Tâi-lô: thak-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: takqie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

剔齒

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to pick one's teeth using a toothpick

Synonyms

• 剔牙 (tīyá)
• (Cantonese) 撩牙
• (Hokkien) 剔喙齒／剔喙齿, 撓喙齒／挠喙齿