| fingernail | knife | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (掌甲刀) |
掌甲 | 刀 | |
| alternative forms | 指甲刀 拃甲刀 | ||
掌甲刀
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 指甲剪, 指甲刀 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 指甲剪, 指甲刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 指甲鉗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 指甲鉗 |
| Hong Kong | 指甲鉗 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 指甲鉗 |
| Xingning | 指甲鉗 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 指甲鉗, 指甲夾 | |
| 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 | 指甲夾 | |
| Jieyang | 指甲夾 | |
| Haifeng | 指甲夾, 甲夾 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 指甲鉗, 指甲鑷 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 指掐鉗, 軋指鉗 |