釘子

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See also: 钉子

Chinese

nail
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (釘子) 釘 子
simp. (钉子) 钉 子

Pronunciation

Noun

釘子

  1. (literally) nail
  2. (figuratively) snag
  3. (figuratively) saboteur

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 釘子 (“nail”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 釘子
Northeastern Mandarin Harbin 釘子
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 釘子
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 釘子
Wanrong 釘子
Xi'an 釘子
Xining 釘子
Xuzhou 釘子, 釘, 洋釘, 洋釘子
Lanyin Mandarin Ürümqi 釘子
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 釘子
Wuhan 釘子
Guiyang 釘子
Liuzhou 釘子
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 釘子
Yangzhou 釘子, 釘, 洋釘
Cantonese Hong Kong 釘
Gan Nanchang 釘子
Lichuan 釘仔
Hakka Yudu 釘子
Jin Taiyuan 釘子
Xinzhou 釘子
Southern Min Xiamen 釘仔, 鐵釘, 鐵釘子
Quanzhou 釘仔, 鐵釘, 鐵釘子
Zhangzhou 釘仔, 鐵釘, 鐵釘子
Tainan 釘仔 GT
Wu Ningbo 釘子, 洋釘
Xiang Loudi 釘子
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
  • (snag):

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