牙針
Chinese
| tooth; ivory | needle; pin; injection | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牙針) | 牙 | 針 | |
| simp. (牙针) | 牙 | 针 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
牙針
- (Taishanese) toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 牙籤 (“toothpick”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙籤 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙籤兒 |
| Taiwan | 牙籤 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 牙籤兒 |
| Xi'an | 牙籤 | |
| Xining | 牙籤子 | |
| Xuzhou | 剔牙棒 humorous | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 牙籤子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 扭骨 dated |
| Hong Kong | 牙籤 | |
| Taishan | 牙籤, 牙針 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 牙剔, 牙籤 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙籤 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牙槧仔, 牙刺仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牙槧仔, 牙刺仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牙刺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牙籤 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 牙籤 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 齒戳, 齒黜 |
| Quanzhou | 齒剔 | |
| Zhangzhou | 齒黜 | |
| Taipei | 齒戳, 齒戳仔 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 齒戳 | |
| Kaohsiung | 齒戳 | |
| Yilan | 齒戳 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 齒戳仔 | |
| Taichung | 齒戳仔 | |
| Tainan | 齒戳 | |
| Hsinchu | 齒戳仔 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 齒戳 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 喙齒攕 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 齒剔 | |