下顎

See also: 下颚

Chinese

Etymology 1

	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	jaw; palate
trad. (下顎)	下	顎
simp. (下颚)	下	颚
alternative forms	下齶／下腭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xià'è

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ ngok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-go̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xià'è
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sià-è
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-o⁴
  - Yale: syà-è
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaheh
  - Palladius: сяэ (sjae)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ ngok⁶
  - Yale: hah ngohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ ngok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ngog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² ŋɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-go̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ē-go̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exgok
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚⁴/

Noun

下顎

mandible; lower jaw

Etymology 2

	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	jaw; palate
trad. (下顎)	下	顎
simp. (下颚)	下	颚
alternative forms	下擴／下扩下廓

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-kok / ě-kok / ēe-kok / ē-khok / ē-gok / ē-ko̍k

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Sanxia, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-kok
  - Tâi-lô: ē-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exkog
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ě-kok
  - Tâi-lô: ě-kok
  - Sinological IPA (Philippines): /e³³⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /e²² kɔk̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēe-kok
  - Tâi-lô: ēe-kok
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɛ²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-khok
  - Tâi-lô: ē-khok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exqog
  - Sinological IPA (Kinmen): /e²²⁻¹² kʰɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-gok
  - Tâi-lô: ē-gok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exgog
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-ko̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ē-ko̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exkok
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚⁴/

Noun

下顎

(Hokkien) chin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 下巴 (“chin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		頤, 頷, 頜, 頦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		下巴, 下頦, 下頜, 下頷
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	下巴頦兒, 下巴
	Taiwan	下巴
	Ulanhot	下巴頦子
	Tongliao	下巴頦子
	Chifeng	下巴
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	下巴頦子
	Harbin	下巴頦兒, 下巴
	Singapore	下巴
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	下巴頦兒, 下巴頦子, 下巴
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	牙幫頦兒, 牙幫
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	下巴兒, 下巴頦兒
	Wanrong	下巴子, 牙嚓骨
	Xi'an	下巴兒, 下巴子, 下巴
	Xining	下巴
	Xuzhou	下嘴巴子, 下巴頦兒, 下巴頦子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	下巴子
	Bayanhot	下巴
	Lanzhou	下巴子
	Ürümqi	下巴頦兒, 下巴
	Jimsar	下巴兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	下巴兒, 下巴
	Wuhan	下巴
	Guiyang	下巴
	Guilin	下巴
	Liuzhou	下巴
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	下巴頦, 下巴
	Yangzhou	下巴頦子, 下巴鼓子, 下巴
	Nantong	下巴頦兒
	Hefei	下頦子, 下巴頦子, 下巴頦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	下巴
	Hong Kong	下巴
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	下巴
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	下頷
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	下巴
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	下巴
	Macau	下巴
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	下巴
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	下巴
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	下巴
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	下巴
	Foshan	下巴
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	下巴
	Foshan (Shunde)	下巴
	Foshan (Sanshui)	下巴
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	下巴
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	下巴
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	下巴
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	下巴
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	下巴
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	下巴
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	下巴
	Taishan	下巴
	Kaiping (Chikan)	下巴
	Enping (Niujiang)	下巴
	Heshan (Yayao)	下巴
	Dongguan	下巴
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	下巴
	Shaoguan	下巴
	Yunfu	下巴
	Yangjiang	下巴
	Lianjiang	頷突, 下巴
	Nanning	下巴
	Wuzhou	下巴
	Yulin	下巴
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	下巴
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	下巴
Gan	Nanchang	下巴
	Lichuan	下腮角, 下腮
	Pingxiang	下頜, 下牙鉸
Hakka	Meixian	嘴頷, 下頷
	Xingning	下頷
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	下巴
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	下頷, 下巴
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	下巴
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	下巴
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	下巴
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	下巴
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	下頷
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	下巴
	Changting	下頷, 下巴
	Wuping	下嘴頷
	Wuping (Pingyu)	下頷
	Liancheng	下瘩
	Ninghua	下瘩
	Yudu	下牙巴, 牙交
	Ruijin	下巴
	Shicheng	下瘩, 下缽
	Shangyou (Shexi)	下牙窖
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	下頷, 下胲, 蛤蟆胲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	下嘴頷, 下頷, 下胲, 蛤蟆胲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	下頷, 下胲, 蛤蟆胲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	下頷, 蛤蟆胲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	下頷, 下胲, 蛤蟆胲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	下頷, 下頜, 下胲
	Hong Kong	胲頷下, 下頷
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	合巴
	Sabah (Longchuan)	下巴, 下頷
	Senai (Huiyang)	下巴
	Singkawang	下頷, 嘴頷
Huizhou	Jixi	下巴
Jin	Taiyuan	下巴頦子, 下巴
	Xinzhou	下脖子, 下頦子
	Taibus (Baochang)	下巴
	Linhe	下頦子
	Jining	下頦
	Hohhot	下頦子
	Baotou	下頦
	Dongsheng	下巴頦兒
	Haibowan	下巴
Northern Min	Jian'ou	下巴
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	下頦, 下巴
	Fuqing	下巴
	Matsu	下頦
Southern Min	Xiamen	下頦, 下斗, 喙下斗, 下𦜆, 下顎
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	下頦
	Quanzhou	下頦, 下斗, 喙下斗, 下頷, 下顎
	Zhangzhou	下頦, 下斗, 喙下斗, 下𦜆, 下顎
	Taipei	下頦
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	下顎
	Kaohsiung	下頦
	Yilan	下頦
	Changhua (Lukang)	下頦
	Taichung	下頦, 下斗
	Taichung (Wuqi)	下頦
	Tainan	喙下斗, 下頦
	Taitung	下頦
	Hsinchu	下頦
	Kinmen	下頦, 下顎
	Penghu (Magong)	下頦, 喙斗, 下顎
	Penang (Hokkien)	喙下斗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	下斗
	Manila (Hokkien)	下頦, 下斗, 下顎
	Longyan	下橋腮
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	下巴
	Chaozhou	下頦
	Shantou	下頦
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	下頦
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	下頦
	Singapore (Teochew)	下頦
	Leizhou	齦
	Haikou	顎, 顎頭, 下巴
Puxian Min	Putian	下頦, 下口
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	下頦
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	下頦
	Xianyou	下排, 下口
	Xianyou (Fengting)	下排, 下口
	Xianyou (Youyang)	下排, 下口
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	頷巴
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	下巴
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	下巴
Wu	Shanghai	下巴, 地角
	Shanghai (Chongming)	下巴, 下巴殼子
	Suzhou	下巴
	Danyang	頦巴
	Hangzhou	下巴
	Ningbo	下巴
	Wenzhou	下巴
	Jinhua	下巴
Xiang	Changsha	下巴, 下頦
	Loudi	下頜
	Shuangfeng	下力頦, 下頦
	Hengyang	下頦
	Quanzhou	下巴

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下	顎
した Grade: 1	あご Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
下あご

Compound of 下(した) (shita, “down; bottom”) + 顎(あご) (ago, “jaw”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) したあご [shìtáágó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕita̠a̠ɡo̞]

Noun

下(した)顎(あご) • (shitaago) ^{←したあご (sitaago)^?}

a lower jaw
Antonym: 上顎 (uwaago, “upper jaw”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下	顎
か Grade: 1	がく Grade: S
on'yomi

On'yomi pronunciation of 下顎.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かがく [kàgákú] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) かがく [káꜜgàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

下(か)顎(がく) • (kagaku) ^{←かがく (kagaku)^?}

a lower jaw
Antonym: 上顎 (jōgaku, “upper jaw”)

Derived terms

下(か)顎(がく)骨(こつ) (kagakukotsu)