洗牙
Chinese
edit| to wash; to bathe | tooth; ivory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (洗牙) | 洗 | 牙 | |
| simp. #(洗牙) | 洗 | 牙 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai2 ngaa4
- Northern Min (KCR): sǎi-ngâ
- Eastern Min (BUC): sā̤-ngāi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyá
- Wade–Giles: hsi3-ya2
- Yale: syǐ-yá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiya
- Palladius: сия (sija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai2 ngaa4
- Yale: sái ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai2 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei2 nga4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³⁵ ŋaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sǎi-ngâ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sai²¹ ŋa³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sā̤-ngāi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛ³³⁻³⁵ ŋai³³/
- (Fuzhou)
Verb
edit洗牙
- (of a dentist or dental hygienist) to clean the teeth
- (Zhao'an Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Wenzhounese) to brush one's teeth
Synonyms
edit- (to brush one's teeth):
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 刷牙 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 刷牙 |
| Taiwan | 刷牙 | |
| Singapore | 刷牙 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 刷牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 刷牙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 刷牙, 漱口 |
| Wuhan | 刷牙齒, 洗口 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 刷牙, 漱嘴 |
| Hefei | 刷牙, 糙嘴 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 刷牙 |
| Hong Kong | 刷牙 | |
| Taishan | 刷牙 | |
| Yangjiang | 刷牙 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 刷牙 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 刷牙, 漱口 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 刷牙 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 搓牙齒, 洗嘴 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 搓牙齒 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 洗牙齒, 洗嘴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 搓牙齒, 鑪牙齒, 洗嘴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 搓牙齒, 洗牙齒, 洗嘴 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 洗牙 | |
| Hong Kong | 刷牙 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 刷牙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洗牙, 洗牙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 洗牙 |
| Matsu | 洗牙 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洗喙 |
| Quanzhou | 洗喙 | |
| Zhangzhou | 洗喙 | |
| Taipei | 洗喙 | |
| Kaohsiung | 洗喙 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 洗喙, 抿牙 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 抿喙齒, 洗喙, 洗喙齒 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 洗喙 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 洗牙 | |
| Chaozhou | 漱齒 | |
| Shantou | 漱齒 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 漱齒 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 刷牙齒, 汏牙齒 |
| Suzhou | 刷牙子, 嘓嘴 | |
| Wenzhou | 刷牙 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 刷牙, 漱口 |
| Shuangfeng | 刷牙齒 | |