掌甲刀

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Chinese

fingernail knife
simp. and trad.
(掌甲刀) 		掌甲 刀
alternative forms 指甲刀
拃甲刀

Pronunciation

Noun

掌甲刀

  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) nail clipper; nail scissors

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 指甲剪 (“nail clipper”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 指甲剪, 指甲刀
Mandarin Taiwan 指甲剪, 指甲刀
Liuzhou 指甲鉗
Cantonese Guangzhou 指甲鉗
Hong Kong 指甲鉗
Hakka Meixian 指甲鉗
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 手指甲剪
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 手指甲剪
Southern Min Xiamen 掌甲刀
Quanzhou 掌甲刀
Zhangzhou 掌甲欱仔
Manila (Hokkien) 掌甲刀
Shantou 掌甲夾
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 指甲鉗, 指甲鑷
Wu Shanghai 指掐鉗, 軋指鉗
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