剔牙

Chinese

		pick (as teeth)	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (剔牙)		剔	牙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tīyá

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tik¹ ngaa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tīyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiya
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵ i̯ä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tik¹ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: tīk ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tik⁷ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tig¹ nga⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɪk̚⁵ ŋäː²¹/

Verb

剔牙

to pick one's teeth
當眾剔牙 / 当众剔牙 ― dāngzhòng tīyá ― to pick one's teeth in public

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 撩牙
(Min Nan) 撓喙齒／挠喙齿

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