軋指鉗

Chinese

		crush; in the first place	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	pincers; pliers; tongs pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag
trad. (軋指鉗)		軋	指	鉗
simp. (轧指钳)		轧	指	钳

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸gaq-tsy-ji

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸gaq-tsy-ji
    • MiniDict: gah^入 tsy ji
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵gaq-tsr-jji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²² d͡ʑi²³/

Noun

軋指鉗

1. (Wu) 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
Mandarin	Taiwan	指甲剪, 指甲刀
	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