# 牙膏
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yágāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaa$^4$ gou$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): nga$^3$ gau$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nga$^4$ gau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngà-kâu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): nga$^2$ gau$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngāi-gŏ̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gê-ko
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghê$^5$ go$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nga-kau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yágāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yágao
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-kao$^1$
*** Yale: yá-gāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yagau
*** Palladius: ягао (jagao)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (牙膏兒／牙膏儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yágāor
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yágaor
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-kao$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yá-gāur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yagaul
*** Palladius: ягаор (jagaor)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ kaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaa$^4$ gou$^1$
*** Yale: ngàh gōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa$^4$ gou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nga$^4$ gou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaː²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^3$ gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡa²² kau³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^4$ gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋa³⁵ kau⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngà-kâu
*** Hakka Romanization System: nga$^ˇ$ gau$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nga$^2$ gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ kau̯²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nga$^2$ gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ kau⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngāi-gŏ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /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: ghê$^5$ go$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gê ko
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-kau
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ kau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-kau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² kɔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

牙膏
* toothpaste (Classifier: 管 m; 枝 c)
    擳牙膏／𰓜牙膏 [Cantonese] ― zit$^1$ ngaa$^4$ gou$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to squeeze toothpaste

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙膏 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙膏 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牙膏 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 牙膏 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 牙膏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 牙膏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 牙膏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 牙膏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 牙藥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 牙藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 牙膏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 牙膏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 牙膏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 牙漿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 牙膏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 牙膏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 牙膏 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 牙膏 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 牙膏 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 牙膏 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牙膏 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 牙膏 |
| Hakka | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 牙膏 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 牙膏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 牙齒膏 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 牙膏 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 牙膏 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 牙膏 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 牙膏 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Danyang | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 牙膏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 牙膏 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牙膏 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 牙膏 |

#### Descendants

* → Uyghur: ياگاو (yagao)

#### See also

* 牙刷 (yáshuā)