指甲鉗

See also: 指甲钳

Chinese

		fingernail; toenail	pincers; pliers; tongs pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag
trad. (指甲鉗)		指甲	鉗
simp. (指甲钳)		指甲	钳

指甲鉗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐjiaqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gaap³ kim^4-2
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): zi³ gab⁵ kiam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjiaqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiåcián
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-chia⁵-chʻien²
    • Yale: jř-jya-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.jiachyan
    • Palladius: чжицзяцянь (čžiczjacjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² gaap³ kim^4-2
    • Yale: jí gaap kím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gaap⁸ kim^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² gab³ kim^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi³ gab⁵ kiam²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ kap̚¹ kʰiam¹¹/

Noun

指甲鉗

1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) nail clipper; nail scissors

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲剪 (“nail clipper”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		指甲剪, 指甲刀
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	指甲剪, 指甲刀
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	指甲鉗
Cantonese	Guangzhou	指甲鉗
	Hong Kong	指甲鉗
Hakka	Meixian	指甲鉗
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	手指甲剪
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	手指甲剪
Southern Min	Xiamen	掌甲刀
	Quanzhou	掌甲刀
	Zhangzhou	掌甲欱仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	掌甲刀
	Shantou	掌甲夾
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	指甲鉗, 指甲鑷
Wu	Shanghai	指掐鉗, 軋指鉗