指甲

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
trad. (指甲)		指	甲
simp. ^#(指甲)		指	甲

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhǐjia, zhǐjiǎ, zhījia

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ, ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi³ jia²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зыҗя (zɨži͡a, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gaap³
Gan (Wiktionary): ziit⁶ gat
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kap

(Hailu, HRS): zhi^ˊ gab

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): zhï⁴ ga²
Jin (Wiktionary): zeh⁴ jiah⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-kah
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsy-khaq
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ji³ ga⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjia
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiå
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-chia⁵
  - Yale: jř-jya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.jia
  - Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjiǎ [Phonetic: zhíjiǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-chia³
  - Yale: jř-jyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjea
  - Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    指甲
    趾甲
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhījia
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjiå
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-chia⁵
  - Yale: jr̄-jya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.jia
  - Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zi³ jia²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z gia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕia²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зыҗя (zɨži͡a, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²⁴ t͡ɕia²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zi² gaap³
  - Yale: jí gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gaap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² gab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³/
  - Homophones:
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    指甲
    趾甲
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ziit⁶ gat
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɨt̚⁵ kat̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kap
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ gab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ gab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ kap̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhi^ˊ gab
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ kap⁵/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: zhï⁴ ga²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʐ̩⁵⁴ ka²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeh⁴ jiah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕiaʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kaq
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsy-khaq
  - MiniDict: tsy^去 khah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsr-khaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: ji³ ga⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³³ kä²²/

Noun

指甲

fingernail
塗指甲／涂指甲 ― tú zhǐjia ― to paint nails
toenail

Synonyms

(fingernail):

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲 (“fingernail”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		指甲
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	指甲, 指甲蓋兒
	Taiwan	指甲
	Singapore	指甲
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	指甲, 指甲蓋兒, 手指甲
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	指甲, 手指甲
	Xi'an	指甲, 指甲蓋兒
	Xining	指甲
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	指甲
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	指甲
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	指甲兒, 指甲蓋蓋
	Wuhan	指甲殼, 指甲篷
	Liuzhou	手指甲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	指甲, 指甲殼
	Yangzhou	指掐, 指掐棚子
	Hefei	指甲
Cantonese	Guangzhou	手指甲, 手甲
	Hong Kong	手指甲, 指甲, 手甲
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	指甲
	Macau	手甲
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	手指甲
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	手指甲
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	指甲
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	手指甲
	Foshan	手指甲
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	手甲
	Foshan (Shunde)	手指甲
	Foshan (Sanshui)	手指甲
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	手指甲
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	指甲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	指甲
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	手甲
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	手指甲
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	手甲
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	手甲
	Taishan	手甲
	Kaiping (Chikan)	手甲
	Enping (Niujiang)	手甲
	Heshan (Yayao)	手指甲
	Dongguan	手指甲, 手甲
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	手指甲
	Yangjiang	手甲
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	手甲
Gan	Nanchang	指甲子, 指甲, 指甲篷子
	Lichuan	手節甲
	Pingxiang	指甲, 手指甲
Hakka	Meixian	手指甲
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	指甲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	手指甲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	指甲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	手指甲
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	指甲
	Yudu	指甲, 手指甲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	手指甲, 手爪
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	手指甲, 手爪
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	手指甲, 手爪
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	手指甲, 手爪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	手指甲, 手爪
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	手甲, 手爪
	Senai (Huiyang)	手指甲
Huizhou	Jixi	指甲, 手指甲
Jin	Taiyuan	指甲, 指掐
Jin	Xinzhou	指甲
Northern Min	Jian'ou	手甲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	掌甲, 手掌甲
Southern Min	Xiamen	掌甲
	Quanzhou	掌甲, 手爪
	Zhangzhou	掌甲
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	掌甲
	Zhao'an	掌甲
	Taipei	掌甲
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	掌甲
	Kaohsiung	掌甲
	Yilan	掌甲
	Changhua (Lukang)	掌甲
	Taichung	掌甲
	Tainan	掌甲
	Hsinchu	掌甲
	Kinmen	掌甲
	Penghu (Magong)	掌甲
	Penang (Hokkien)	掌甲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	掌甲
	Manila (Hokkien)	掌甲
	Longyan	手指甲
	Chaozhou	掌甲
	Jieyang	指甲
	Bangkok (Teochew)	指甲
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	掌甲
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	指甲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	指甲, 手甲, 手指甲
Wu	Shanghai	手節掐, 手指掐, 節掐子
	Suzhou	節掐, 節掐子, 手節掐
	Wenzhou	手指甲, 指甲
	Jinhua	手指甲
Xiang	Changsha	指甲子
	Shuangfeng	指甲子
	Hengyang	指甲

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 指甲 – see 掌甲 (“fingernail”). (This term is a variant form of 掌甲).

References

周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “指甲”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 812.