# 牙籤
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yáqiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaa$^4$ cim$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): nga$^3$ tiam$^4$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): nga$^2$ qiam$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gâ-chhiam / gêe-chhiam
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nga-chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáqiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yácian
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-chʻien$^1$
*** Yale: yá-chyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yachian
*** Palladius: яцянь (jacjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáqiānr
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yácianr
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-chʻien$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yá-chyānr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yachial
*** Palladius: яцяньр (jacjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaa$^4$ cim$^1$
*** Yale: ngàh chīm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa$^4$ tsim$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nga$^4$ qim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^3$ tiam$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡa²² tʰiam²¹/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nga$^2$ qiam$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâ-chhiam
*** Tâi-lô: gâ-tshiam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gachiafm
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gêe-chhiam
*** Tâi-lô: gêe-tshiam
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-chi
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ chi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

### Noun

牙籤
* toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙籤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙籤兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牙籤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 牙籤兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 牙籤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 牙籤子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 剔牙棒 humorous |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 牙籤子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 扭骨 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 牙籤 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 牙籤, 牙針 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 牙剔, 牙籤 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙籤 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牙槧仔, 牙刺仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牙槧仔, 牙刺仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牙刺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牙籤 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 牙籤 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 齒戳, 齒黜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 齒剔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 齒黜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 齒戳, 齒戳仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 齒戳 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 齒戳 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 齒戳 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 齒戳仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 齒戳仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 齒戳 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 齒戳仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 齒戳 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙齒攕 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 齒剔 |

#### Derived terms

* 牙籤仔／牙签仔
* 牙籤玉軸／牙签玉轴
* 牙籤萬軸／牙签万轴
* 牙籤錦軸／牙签锦轴