尖牙

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	tooth; ivory
trad. (尖牙)		尖	牙
simp. #(尖牙)		尖	牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zim¹ ngaa⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): diam¹ nga³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiâm-ngà

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianyá
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-ya²
    • Yale: jyān-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianya
    • Palladius: цзянья (czjanʹja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zim¹ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: jīm ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: diam¹ nga³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiam³³ ᵑɡa²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiâm-ngà
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiam´ ngaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiam¹ nga²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯am²⁴ ŋa¹¹/

Noun

尖牙

1. canine tooth; cuspid
2. tusk

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 犬齒 (“canine tooth; cuspid”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		犬齒, 犬牙, 尖牙
Mandarin	Harbin	虎牙 protruding
	Yantai (Muping)	錐兒牙
	Luoyang	犬牙
	Yinchuan	犬牙
	Singapore	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
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)