鉗子

See also: 钳子

Chinese

		pincers; pliers; tongs pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鉗子)		鉗	子
simp. (钳子)		钳	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kim⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: chyán-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan.tzy
    • Palladius: цяньцзы (cjanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kim⁴ zi²
    • Yale: kìhm jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kim⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kim⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːm²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 鉗子

1. pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp (Classifier: 把 m)
2. claw of a crustacean or scorpion

Synonyms

• (pliers): 剪鉗／剪钳 (jiǎnqián), 鋼絲鉗／钢丝钳, 老虎鉗／老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián), 平口鉗／平口钳, 割線鉗／割线钳, (Min Nan) 鉗仔／钳仔

Hyponyms

• 尖嘴鉗／尖嘴钳 (jiānzuǐqián, “needlenose pliers”)
• 頂切鉗／顶切钳 (“end cutting pliers”)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉗	子
かん Hyōgai	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

鉗(かん)子(し) • (kanshi) 

1. forceps