智齒

See also: 智齿

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	tooth
trad. (智齒)		智	齒
simp. (智齿)		智	齿

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhìchǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄔˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi⁴ ci³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ ci²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tì-khí
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsy-tshy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìchǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhchǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chʻih³
    • Yale: jr̀-chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhchyy
    • Palladius: чжичи (čžiči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zi⁴ ci³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zc
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹³ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ ci²
    • Yale: ji chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì-khí
    • Tâi-lô: tì-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: die'qie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ti¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsy-tshy
    • MiniDict: tsy^去 tshy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsr-tshr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

智齒

1. wisdom tooth

Synonyms

• 智慧牙
• (archaic) 真牙, 齻牙／𱌺牙

Dialectal synonyms of 智齒 (“wisdom tooth”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		智齒, 智牙, 智慧齒
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	盡頭牙, 盡根牙
	Taiwan	智齒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	盡頭牙, 智齒
	Guiyang	盡頭牙
	Liuzhou	盡頭牙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	盡根牙
Cantonese	Hong Kong	智慧齒
Southern Min	Tainan	後層
Wu	Shanghai	盡頭牙, 盡根牙
	Suzhou	盡根牙
	Hangzhou	盡根牙
	Ningbo	淨根牙
	Wenzhou	盡頭兒牙