指甲

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	1st in sequence; armor
simp. and trad. (指甲)		指	甲
alt. forms		掌甲 (chńg-kah; chéng-; chín-) Min Nan 拃甲 (chńg-kah; chéng-; chín-) Min Nan

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐjia, zhījia, zhǐjiǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gaap³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kap
Min Nan (POJ): chí-kah / chńg-kah / chéng-kah / chín-kah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐjia
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯a̠⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhījia
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯a̠²/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: zhǐjiǎ [Phonetic: zhíjiǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjea
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    指甲
    趾甲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zi² gaap³
  - Yale: jí gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gaap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² gab³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɑːp̚³/
  - Homophones:
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    指甲
    趾甲
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kap
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` gab`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ gab⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ kap̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chńg-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tsńg-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngfkaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻²⁴ kaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tsíng-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zefngkaq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chín-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tsín-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cynkaq

Note: chńg-kah/chéng-kah/chín-kah - etymologically unrelated.

Noun

指甲

Synonyms

(fingernail):

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲 (“fingernail”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		指甲
Mandarin	Beijing	指甲、指甲蓋兒
	Taiwan	指甲
	Jinan	指甲、指甲蓋兒
	Xi'an	指甲、指甲蓋兒
	Wuhan	指甲殼、指甲篷
	Chengdu	指甲兒、指甲蓋蓋
	Yangzhou	指掐、指掐棚子
	Hefei	指甲
Cantonese	Guangzhou	手指甲、手甲
	Hong Kong	手指甲、手甲
	Taishan	手甲
	Yangjiang	手甲
Gan	Nanchang	指甲子、指甲、指甲篷子
Hakka	Meixian	手指甲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	手指甲
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	手指甲
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	手指甲
	Dongshi (Dabu)	手指甲
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	手指甲
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	手甲
Jin	Taiyuan	指甲
Min Bei	Jian'ou	手甲
Min Dong	Fuzhou	掌甲、手掌甲
Min Nan	Xiamen	掌甲
	Quanzhou	掌甲
	Zhangzhou	掌甲
	Taipei	掌甲
	Kaohsiung	掌甲
	Tainan	掌甲
	Taichung	掌甲
	Hsinchu	掌甲
	Lukang	掌甲
	Sanxia	掌甲
	Yilan	掌甲
	Kinmen	掌甲
	Magong	掌甲
	Penang	掌甲
	Philippines (Manila)	掌甲
	Chaozhou	掌甲
Wu	Suzhou	節掐、節掐子、手節掐
Wu	Wenzhou	手指甲、指甲
Xiang	Changsha	指甲子
Xiang	Shuangfeng	指甲子

(toenail): 趾甲 (zhǐjiǎ), 腳指甲／脚指甲 (jiǎozhǐjia), 腳趾甲／脚趾甲, 腳甲／脚甲

Derived terms

修指甲 (xiūzhǐjia)
假指甲 (jiǎzhǐjia)
手指甲 (shǒuzhǐjia)
指甲刀 (zhǐjiadāo)
指甲剪 (zhǐjiajiǎn)
指甲油 (zhǐjiayóu)

指甲花 (zhǐjiahuā)
指甲鉗／指甲钳 (zhǐjiaqián)
油灰指甲 (yóuhuī zhǐjia)
灰指甲 (huīzhǐjia)
腳指甲／脚指甲 (jiǎozhǐjia)

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