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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶nga-kau

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• 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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngà-kâu
    • Hakka Romanization System: nga^ˇ gau^ˊ
    • 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
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶nga-kau
    • MiniDict: nga^去 kau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-kau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² kɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

牙膏

1. 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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	牙膏
	Taiwan	牙膏
	Singapore	牙膏
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	牙膏
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	牙膏
	Wanrong	牙膏
	Xi'an	牙膏
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	牙藥
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	牙藥
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	牙膏
	Wuhan	牙膏
	Guilin	牙膏
	Dagudi (Maliba)	牙漿
	Reshuitang (Longling)	牙膏
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	牙膏
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	牙膏
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	牙膏
	Hefei	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
	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	Zhongshan (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
	Shuangfeng	牙膏

Descendants

• → Uyghur: ياگاو (yagao)

See also

• 牙刷 (yáshuā)