擳牙膏

Chinese

			toothpaste
trad. (擳牙膏)		擳	牙膏
simp. (𰓜牙膏)		𰓜	牙膏
alternative forms		唧牙膏
Literally: “to squeeze toothpaste”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit¹ ngaa⁴ gou¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit¹ ngaa⁴ gou¹
    • Yale: jīt ngàh gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁷ ngaa⁴ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid¹ nga⁴ gou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚⁵ ŋaː²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

擳⫽牙膏 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 擳／𰓜,‎ 牙膏 (ngaa⁴ gou¹).
2. (Cantonese) to release or do something in small quantities, bit by bit

Synonyms

• 擠牙膏／挤牙膏 (jǐ yágāo)

Derived terms

• 擳牙膏式／𰓜牙膏式