剪刀

Chinese

		cut with scissors; scissors	knife
trad. (剪刀)		剪	刀
simp. #(剪刀)		剪	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎndāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² dou¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chién-tô
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chián-to
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵ci-tau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎndāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎndao
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tao¹
    • Yale: jyǎn-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeandau
    • Palladius: цзяньдао (czjanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin² dou¹
    • Yale: jín dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin² dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chién-tô
    • Hakka Romanization System: jien` do´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jian³ do¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯en³¹ to²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián-to
    • Tâi-lô: tsián-to
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciefndoy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵ci-tau
    • MiniDict: ci^去 tau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-tau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ tɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 剪刀

1. scissors (Classifier: 把)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 剪刀 (“scissors”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		剪刀
Mandarin	Beijing	剪子
	Taiwan	剪刀
	Harbin	剪子
	Shenyang	剪子
	Yantai (Muping)	剪子
	Jinan	剪子
	Luoyang	剪子
	Wanrong	剪子
	Zhengzhou	剪
	Xi'an	剪子
	Yinchuan	剪子
	Lanzhou	剪子
	Xining	剪子, 剪剪
	Ürümqi	剪子
	Wuhan	剪子
	Chengdu	剪刀
	Guiyang	剪刀
	Kunming	剪子
	Guilin	剪刀
	Liuzhou	剪刀
	Yangzhou	剪子
	Nanjing	剪子
	Hefei	剪子
	Singapore	剪刀
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	剪子, 剪刀
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鉸剪
	Hong Kong	鉸剪
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	鉸剪
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	鉸剪
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	鉸剪
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	鉸剪
	Macau	鉸剪
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鉸剪
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鉸剪
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鉸剪
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鉸剪
	Foshan	鉸剪
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鉸剪
	Foshan (Shunde)	鉸剪
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鉸剪
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鉸剪
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鉸剪
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	鉸剪
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	鉸剪
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鉸剪
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鉸剪
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鉸剪
	Taishan	鉸剪
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鉸剪
	Enping (Niujiang)	鉸剪
	Heshan (Yayao)	鉸剪
	Dongguan	鉸剪
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鉸剪
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	鉸剪
	Qingyuan	鉸剪
	Fogang	鉸剪
	Yingde (Hanguang)	鉸剪
	Yangshan	鉸剪, 剪刀
	Lianshan (Butian)	鉸剪
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	鉸剪
	Shaoguan	鉸剪
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鉸剪
	Renhua	鉸剪
	Lechang	鉸剪
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	鉸剪
	Sihui	鉸剪
	Guangning	鉸剪
	Deqing	鉸剪
	Huaiji	鉸剪
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	鉸剪
	Yunfu	鉸剪
	Xinxing	鉸剪
	Luoding	鉸剪
	Yunan (Pingtai)	鉸剪
	Yangjiang	鉸剪
	Xinyi	鉸剪
	Maoming (Xinpo)	鉸剪
	Lianjiang	鉸剪
	Nanning	剪刀, 鉸剪
	Wuzhou	鉸剪
	Yulin	鉸剪
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	剪刀
	Guiping	鉸剪
	Mengshan (Xihe)	剪刀
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	鉸剪
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	鉸剪
	Baise	剪刀
	Bobai	剪刀
	Lingshan	剪刀
Pubei	剪刀
Qinzhou	剪刀
Beihai	剪刀
Ningming	剪刀
Hengzhou	剪刀
Hezhou (Pumen)	剪刀
Danzhou	剪刀
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鉸剪
Singapore (Guangfu)	鉸剪
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鉸剪
Yangon (Taishan)	鉸剪
Mandalay (Taishan)	鉸剪
Gan	Nanchang	剪刀
	Lichuan	剪仔, 剪刀
	Pingxiang	剪子
Hakka	Meixian	剪刀
	Dabu (Xihe)	剪刀
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	剪刀
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	剪刀
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	剪刀
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	剪刀
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	剪刀
	Wengyuan	剪刀
	Liannan	剪刀
	Conghua (Lütian)	剪刀
	Jiexi	剪刀
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	剪刀
	Changting	剪刀
	Wuping	剪刀
	Wuping (Yanqian)	剪刀
	Liancheng	剪刀
	Ninghua	剪刀
	Yudu	鉸剪
	Ningdu	鉸剪
	Shicheng	剪刀
	Shangyou (Shexi)	剪刀
	Tonggu (Sandu)	鉸剪
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	剪刀
	Dayu	鉸剪
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	剪刀, 哈沙米
	Hong Kong	剪刀, 鉸剪
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	鉸剪
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	剪刀
	Xinyi (Sihe)	鉸剪
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	鉸剪
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	鉸剪
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	剪刀
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	鉸剪
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	剪刀
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	剪刀
	Mengshan (Xihe)	剪刀
	Luchuan	鉸剪
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	剪刀
	Bobai (Shahe)	剪刀
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	剪刀
	Mashan (Pianlian)	剪刀
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	剪刀
	Senai (Huiyang)	剪刀
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	剪刀
	Singkawang	剪刀
Huizhou	Jixi	剪刀
	Shexian	剪刀
	Tunxi	剪刀
	Xiuning	剪
	Yixian	剪
	Qimen	剪刀
	Wuyuan	剪刀
	Fuliang	剪哩
Jin	Taiyuan	剪子
	Pingyao	剪子
	Xinzhou	剪子
	Hohhot	剪子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	剪仔
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	剪仔
	Songxi	剪錐
	Zhenghe	剪錐
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	鉸剪
	Jianyang	剪仔
	Wuyishan	剪仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	剪仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鉸刀
	Changle	鉸刀
	Fuqing	鉸刀
	Yongtai	鉸刀
	Gutian	鉸刀
	Fu'an	鉸刀
	Ningde	鉸刀
	Shouning	鉸剪
	Zhouning	鉸刀
	Fuding	鉸剪
	Matsu	鉸刀
Southern Min	Xiamen	鉸刀, 鉸剪
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	鉸刀
	Quanzhou	鉸刀, 鉸剪
	Jinjiang	鉸刀, 鉸剪
	Yongchun	鉸剪
	Dehua	鉸剪
	Zhangzhou	鉸剪
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	鉸剪
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	鉸剪
	Pinghe	鉸剪
	Zhangpu	鉸刀
	Zhao'an	鉸刀
	Dongshan	鉸刀
	Taipei	鉸刀
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鉸刀
	Kaohsiung	鉸刀
	Yilan	鉸刀
	Changhua (Lukang)	鉸刀
	Taichung	鉸刀
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鉸刀
	Tainan	鉸刀, chiok-kih GT
	Taitung	鉸刀
	Hsinchu	鉸刀
	Kinmen	鉸刀, 鉸剪, 鉸攆
	Penghu (Magong)	鉸刀, 鉸剪
	Penang (Hokkien)	鉸刀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鉸刀, 鉸剪
	Manila (Hokkien)	鉸剪, 鉸攆, 剪刀
	Longyan	鉸剪
	Zhangping	鉸剪
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鉸剪, 鉸刀, 剪刀
	Datian	鉸剪
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	剪子
	Chaozhou	鉸刀
	Shantou	鉸刀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鉸刀
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	鉸刀
	Jieyang	鉸刀
	Haifeng	鉸刀
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鉸刀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鉸刀
	Singapore (Teochew)	鉸刀
	Leizhou	鉸刀
	Wenchang	鉸刀
	Haikou	鉸刀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鉸刀
Puxian Min	Putian	鉸刀
	Putian (Donghai)	鉸刀
	Putian (Jiangkou)	鉸刀
	Putian (Nanri)	鉸刀
	Xianyou	鉸刀
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鉸刀
	Xianyou (Youyang)	鉸刀
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	鉸剪
	Sanxiang	鉸剪
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	剪刀, 鉸剪
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	剪刀
Shehua	Fu'an	剪刀
	Fuding	剪刀
	Luoyuan	剪刀
	Sanming	剪刀
	Shunchang	剪刀
	Hua'an	剪刀
	Guixi (Zhangping)	剪刀
	Cangnan	剪刀
	Jingning	剪刀
	Lishui	剪刀
	Longyou	剪刀
	Chaozhou	剪刀
	Fengshun	剪刀
Wu	Shanghai	剪刀
	Shanghai (Chongming)	剪刀
	Suzhou	剪刀
	Wuxi	剪刀
	Danyang	剪刀
	Hangzhou	剪刀
	Ningbo	剪刀
	Wenzhou	鉸剪
	Jinhua	剪刀
Xiang	Changsha	剪刀
	Loudi	剪刀
	Shuangfeng	剪刀
	Quanzhou	剪刀, 剪子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
剪	刀
せん Hyōgaiji	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

剪(せん)刀(とう) • (sentō) 

1. scissors

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
剪	刀
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 2
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 剪刀 – see the following entry.

【鋏はさみ】H [noun] a (pair of) scissors [noun] pincers or claws as found on a crab, lobster, or other arthropod [noun] a punch as used to make a hole in a piece of paper Alternative spellings 螯, 鉗

(This term, 剪刀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)