智牙
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Chinese
[edit]wisdom; knowledge | tooth; ivory | ||
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trad. (智牙) | 智 | 牙 | |
simp. #(智牙) | 智 | 牙 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄧㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhyá
- Wade–Giles: chih4-ya2
- Yale: jr̀-yá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhya
- Palladius: чжия (čžija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi3 ngaa4
- Yale: ji ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi3 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji3 nga4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³³ ŋaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: trjeH ngae
Noun
[edit]智牙
- Alternative name for 智齒/智齿 (zhìchǐ, “wisdom tooth”).
- 武成生齻牙,問諸醫,尚藥典御鄧宣文以實對,武成怒而撻之。
- From: The Book of Northern Qi, by Li Baiyao, 636 CE
- Wǔchéng shēng diānyá, wèn zhū yī, shàngyào diǎnyù Dèng Xuānwén yǐ shí duì, Wǔchéng nù ér tà zhī.
Hòu yǐ wèn Zhīcái, bàihè yuē: “Cǐ shì zhìyá, shēng zhìyá zhě cōngmíng chángshòu.” Wǔchéng yuè ér shǎng zhī. [Pinyin] - (The young) Emperor Wucheng was starting to grow his wisdom teeth. He asked the imperial physicians why this was so, and the head physician, Deng Xuanwen, answered truthfully (that their eruption was a sign of maturation). Emperor Wucheng was displeased with the explanation and asked for him to be flogged.
He then asked Xu Zhicai (another imperial physician). Xu congratulated the emperor and said: “These are the wisdom teeth, Your Majesty. Those who have wisdom teeth are wise and long-lived.” Emperor Wucheng was delighted, and rewarded him.
後以問之才,拜賀曰:「此是智牙,生智牙者聰明長壽。」武成悅而賞之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
武成生𱌺牙,问诸医,尚药典御邓宣文以实对,武成怒而挞之。
后以问之才,拜贺曰:「此是智牙,生智牙者聪明长寿。」武成悦而赏之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
[edit]Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 智齒, 智牙, 智慧齒 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 盡頭牙, 盡根牙 |
Taiwan | 智齒 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 盡頭牙, 智齒 |
Guiyang | 盡頭牙 | |
Liuzhou | 盡頭牙 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 盡根牙 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 智慧齒 |
Southern Min | Tainan | 後層 |
Wu | Shanghai | 盡頭牙, 盡根牙 |
Suzhou | 盡根牙 | |
Hangzhou | 盡根牙 | |
Ningbo | 淨根牙 | |
Wenzhou | 盡頭兒牙 |