掌甲刀

Chinese

fingernail knife
simp. and trad.
(掌甲刀)
掌甲
variant forms 指甲刀
拃甲刀

Pronunciation


Noun

掌甲刀

  1. (Min Nan, including Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines) nail clipper; nail scissors

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲剪 (“nail clipper”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 指甲剪
Mandarin Beijing 指甲剪, 指甲刀
Taiwan 指甲剪, 指甲刀
Cantonese 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
Philippines (Manila) 掌甲刀
Wu Shanghai 指掐鉗, 軋指鉗
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