牙膏

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	ointment; paste
trad. (牙膏)		牙	膏
simp. ^#(牙膏)		牙	膏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yágāo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaa⁴ gou¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): nga³ gau¹
Gan (Wiktionary): nga⁴ gau¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngà-kâu

(Meixian, Guangdong): nga² gau¹
Eastern Min (BUC): ngāi-gŏ̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gê-ko

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghê⁵ go¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶nga-kau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yágāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yágao
  - Wade–Giles: ya²-kao¹
  - Yale: yá-gāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yagau
  - Palladius: ягао (jagao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (牙膏兒／牙膏儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yágāor
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yágaor
  - Wade–Giles: ya²-kao¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: yá-gāur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yagaul
  - Palladius: ягаор (jagaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ kaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ gou¹
  - Yale: ngàh gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ gou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ gou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: nga³ gau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡa²² kau³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nga⁴ gau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa³⁵ kau⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngà-kâu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngaˇ gau´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nga² gau¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ kau̯²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: nga² gau¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ kau⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngāi-gŏ̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋai³³⁻²¹ ^(k-)o⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-ko
  - Tâi-lô: gê-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ge'koy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghê⁵ go¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gê ko
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶nga-kau
  - MiniDict: nga^去 kau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-kau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² kɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

牙膏

toothpaste (Classifier: 管 m; 枝 c)
擳牙膏／𰓜牙膏 [Cantonese] ― zit¹ ngaa⁴ gou¹ [Jyutping] ― to squeeze toothpaste

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 牙膏 (“toothpaste”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牙膏
Mandarin	Beijing	牙膏
	Taiwan	牙膏
	Jinan	牙膏
	Luoyang	牙膏
	Wanrong	牙膏
	Xi'an	牙膏
	Wuhan	牙膏
	Chengdu	牙膏
	Guilin	牙膏
	Yangzhou	牙膏
	Hefei	牙膏
	Singapore	牙膏
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	牙藥
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	牙藥
	Dagudi (Maliba)	牙漿
	Reshuitang (Longling)	牙膏
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	牙膏
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	牙膏
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牙膏
	Hong Kong	牙膏
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	牙膏
	Dongguan	牙膏
	Yangjiang	牙膏
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	牙膏
	Hepu (Shatian)	牙膏
	Beihai	牙膏
	Beihai (Nankang)	牙膏
	Beihai (Yingpan)	牙膏
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	牙膏
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	牙膏
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	牙膏
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	牙膏
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	牙膏
	Móng Cái	牙膏
Gan	Nanchang	牙膏
Gan	Pingxiang	牙膏
Hakka	Meixian	牙膏
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牙膏
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牙膏
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牙膏
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牙膏
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牙膏
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牙膏
	Hong Kong	牙膏
	Senai (Huiyang)	牙膏
Huizhou	Jixi	牙膏
Jin	Taiyuan	牙膏, 牙膏兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牙膏
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牙膏, 牙醬
Southern Min	Xiamen	齒膏
	Quanzhou	齒膏
	Zhangzhou	齒膏
	Zhao'an	牙膏
	Taipei	齒膏
	Kaohsiung	齒膏
	Yilan	齒膏
	Tainan	齒膏
	Penang (Hokkien)	喙齒膏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	齒膏
	Manila (Hokkien)	齒膏
	Medan (Hokkien)	牙膏
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	牙齒膏
	Chaozhou	牙膏
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	牙膏
	Wenchang	牙膏
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	牙膏
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	牙膏
Wu	Shanghai	牙膏
	Suzhou	牙膏
	Danyang	牙膏
	Hangzhou	牙膏
	Ningbo	牙膏
	Wenzhou	牙膏
Xiang	Changsha	牙膏
Xiang	Shuangfeng	牙膏

Descendants

→ Uyghur: ياگاو (yagao)

牙膏

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

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Descendants

See also