牙罅
Chinese
| tooth; ivory | crack; grudge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牙罅) | 牙 | 罅 | |
| simp. #(牙罅) | 牙 | 罅 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa4 laa3
- Yale: ngàh la
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa4 laa3
- Guangdong Romanization: nga4 la3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː²¹ laː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
Noun
牙罅
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 牙縫 (“gap between the teeth”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙縫 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙縫兒, 牙縫子 |
| Taiwan | 牙縫 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 牙縫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 牙齒縫縫 |
| Liuzhou | 牙齒罅 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牙罅 |
| Hong Kong | 牙罅 | |
| Dongguan | 牙罅 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牙齒縫, 牙縫 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙罅 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 牙齒縫 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 喙齒縫 GT |
| Tainan | 齒縫 | |
| Shantou | 牙縫 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 牙齒罅 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 牙子縫 |
| Danyang | 牙齒縫縫, 牙齒縫 | |
| Hangzhou | 牙齒縫道兒, 牙縫 | |
| Ningbo | 牙子縫 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |
Derived terms
- 攝牙罅 / 摄牙罅