指甲水

Chinese

		fingernail; toenail	water; river
trad. (指甲水)		指甲	水
simp. #(指甲水)		指甲	水

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gaap³ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² gaap³ seoi²
    • Yale: jí gaap séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gaap⁸ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² gab³ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

Noun

指甲水

1. (Guangzhou Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) nail polish
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) nail polish remover

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲油 (“nail polish”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		指甲油, 蔻丹
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	指甲油
Cantonese	Guangzhou	指甲水
	Hong Kong	指甲油
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	指甲水
Southern Min	Tainan	掌甲花
Wu	Shanghai	節掐油