老虎牙
Chinese
| tiger; tractor | tooth; ivory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老虎牙) | 老虎 | 牙 | |
| simp. #(老虎牙) | 老虎 | 牙 | |
Pronunciation
- Northern Min (KCR): lǎu-kǔ-ngâ
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lǎu-kǔ-ngâ
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau²¹ kʰu²¹ ŋa³³/
- (Jian'ou)
Noun
老虎牙
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 犬齒 (“canine tooth; cuspid”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 犬齒, 犬牙, 尖牙 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 虎牙 protruding |
| Singapore | 犬牙 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 錐兒牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 犬牙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 犬牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 犬齒, 狗牙 |
| Hong Kong | 犬齒 | |
| Taishan | 尖牙 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 犬齒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老虎牙, 狗牙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 角齒 |
| Quanzhou | 角齒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 角齒 | |
| Tainan | 角齒 GT, 狗牙 GT | |
| Shantou | 狗齒 | |
| Haikou | 狗牙 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 犬牙 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 犬牙 |
| Hangzhou | 犬齒, 犬牙, 老虎牙齒 | |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 釘牙 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |