# 牙子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yázi
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa$^4$ zi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nga-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yázi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yázi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yá-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ya.tzy
*** Palladius: яцзы (jaczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaa$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: ngàh jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nga$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-tsy
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

### Noun

牙子
* tooth (protruding outer edge of an object)
* (archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator
* (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) tooth
* (Xuzhou Mandarin) bangs; fringe

#### Synonyms

* (middleman):
* 中人 (zhōngrén)
* 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
* 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
* 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
* 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
* 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
* 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
* 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
* 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
* 掮客 (qiánkè)
* 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
* 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
* 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
* 牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
* 當中人／当中人 ($^5$taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
* 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
* 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
* 說合人／说合人 (sueh$^{4-3}$ hah$^5$ reng$^1$) (Jin)
* (tooth):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 齒 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牙齒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 牙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 牙齒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 牙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 牙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 牙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 牙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 牙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 牙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 牙齒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 牙齒, 牙巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 牙齒, 才調子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 牙齒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 牙齒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 牙齒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 牙子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 牙齒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 牙, 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 牙, 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 牙, 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 牙齒, 牙 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 牙齒, 牙 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 牙齒, 牙 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 牙齒 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 牙 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牙齒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 牙 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 牙 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 牙 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牙, 牙齒 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 牙 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 牙 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 牙齒 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 牙齒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 牙 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 牙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 牙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 牙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 牙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 牙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 喙齒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 牙齒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 喙齒, 齒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 喙齒, 齒 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 喙齒, 齒 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 喙齒, 齒 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 牙齒 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙齒, 牙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 喙齒, 齒 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喙齒 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 牙齒 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 牙 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 牙 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 牙 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 牙 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 牙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 齒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 牙, 喙齒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 齒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 喙齒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 齒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 齒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 齒, 喙齒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 齒, 喙齒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 齒, 喙齒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 牙 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 牙齒 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 牙 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 牙 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 牙 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 牙 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 牙 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 牙 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 牙齒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 牙子, 牙齒 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 牙齒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 牙子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 牙齒, 牙 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 牙齒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牙齒 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 牙齒 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 牙齒 |
* (bangs):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 劉海 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 劉海兒, 孩兒髮, 頭髮簾兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 劉海 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 劉海兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 劉海兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 刷線兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 劉海兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 飛毛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 線絡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 劉海兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 穗穗兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 牙子, 箍 dated |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 頭髮纓子, 鬃鬃兒 Hui |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 劉海 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 穗穗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 披毛兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 披妹兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 劉海 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 劉海 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 劉海 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 劉海, 蓋髮, 纓纓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 劉海兒箍, 劉海 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 劉海 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 倒箍兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 頭𩬎 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 𩬎毛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 劉海 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蓮花鬚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 劉海, 眉舷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 髻翼仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 披髮子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 劉海 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 劉海兒 adult, 馬鬃鬃 child |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 馬鬃子, 馬鬃 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭髮仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 齊眉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 齊眉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 毛𩮴 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 毛𩮴 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 毛𩮴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 毛𩮴 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 掩仔 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 掩仔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 毛𩮴 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 毛籬 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 囟門遮, 烏頭髮 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 烏頭髮 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 劉𩬎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 劉海, 前劉海 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 前頭海 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 前劉海 |
| Wu | Danyang | 裹搭搭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 嵌髮兒 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 㔶絲, 全㔶絲 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 隑絲 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 髧兒, 美人髧兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 劉環鬚 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 劉海 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 看髮 |