# 牙刷
## Chinese

* 牙刷

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yáshuā
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaa$^4$ caat$^{3-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): nga$^3$ cat$^{1-4*}$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): nga$^2$ sod$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngāi-*sáuk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gâ-soa / gêe-sóa
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghê$^5$ suêh$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nga-seq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáshuā
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yáshua
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-shua$^1$
*** Yale: yá-shwā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yashua
*** Palladius: яшуа (jašua)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (牙刷兒／牙刷儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáshuār
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yáshuar
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-shua$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yá-shwār
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yashual
*** Palladius: яшуар (jašuar)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ ʂu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaa$^4$ caat$^{3-2}$
*** Yale: ngàh cháat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa$^4$ tsaat$^{8-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nga$^4$ cad$^{3-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: nga$^3$ cat$^{1-4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡa²² t͡sʰat̚³³⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nga$^2$ sod$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ sɔt̚¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngāi-*sáuk
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ sɑuʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâ-soa
*** Tâi-lô: gâ-sua
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gasoaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gêe-sóa
*** Tâi-lô: gêe-suá
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɛ¹³⁻²² sua⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghê$^5$ suêh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gê sueh
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sueʔ²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-seq
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ seh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-seq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² səʔ⁴⁴/

#### Noun

牙刷
* toothbrush (Classifier: 支 m c; 把 m)
    From: 2020, 韋禮安 (WeiBird), 《房客》 (Toothbrush)
    quánxīn de yáshuā chāi lái yòng, shěbùde diū, xiàcì huílái de shíhòu, hái néng yòng [Pinyin]
    A brand new toothbrush I opened to use, can't stand to throw it away; next time I come back, I can still use it

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙刷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙刷兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牙刷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 牙刷 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 牙刷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 牙刷兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 牙刷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 牙刷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 牙刷 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 牙刷 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 牙刷 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 牙刷 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牙刷子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 牙刷 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙刷仔, 牙刷, 牙擦 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 牙齒搓仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牙搓仔, 牙掃仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牙搓, 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牙掃仔, 牙搓仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 牙刷 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牙筅 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 牙刷, 牙擦 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 牙擦 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 牙擦 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 牙擦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 牙刷 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 牙刷, 牙齒刷 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 牙刷 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 牙刷 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 牙齒刷 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 牙刷 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 牙齒刷 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 牙齒刷 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 牙齒刷 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 牙刷 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 牙刷 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 牙齒筅 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 牙刷 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 齒抿, 齒刷 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 齒洗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 齒抿仔, 牙刷 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 齒抿, 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 齒抿, 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 齒抿仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 齒抿 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 齒抿, 齒刷 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 牙抿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 牙齒洗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 齒漱, 牙刷 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 齒漱 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 牙刷 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 齒帚 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 牙刷 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 牙刷 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 齒刷 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 牙刷 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 牙刷 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 牙刷 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 牙刷 |
| Wu | Danyang | 牙刷子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 牙刷 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 牙刷 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 牙刷, 牙齒刷 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 牙刷兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 牙刷子, 牙刷 |

##### Derived terms

* 牙刷杯
* 電動牙刷／电动牙刷 (diàndòng yáshuā)

##### See also

* 牙膏 (yágāo, “toothpaste”)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 牙刷 – see 牙擦 (“boastful; conceited; swaggering; arrogant; cocky; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 牙擦).