指掐鉗
Chinese
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | pick (flowers); to pinch | pincers; pliers; tongs pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (指掐鉗) | 指 | 掐 | 鉗 | |
| simp. (指掐钳) | 指 | 掐 | 钳 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
指掐鉗
- (Wu) nail clipper; nail scissors
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 指甲剪 (“nail clipper”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 指甲剪, 指甲刀 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 指甲剪, 指甲刀 |
| Liuzhou | 指甲鉗 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 指甲鉗 |
| Hong Kong | 指甲鉗 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 手指甲剪 |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 手指甲剪 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 掌甲刀 |
| Quanzhou | 掌甲刀 | |
| Zhangzhou | 掌甲欱仔 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 掌甲刀 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 指甲鉗, 指甲鑷 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 指掐鉗, 軋指鉗 |