# 指甲
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhǐjia, zhǐjiǎ, zhījia
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ, ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^3$ jia$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зыҗя (zɨži͡a, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$ gaap$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ziit$^6$ gat
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kap
* Jin (Wiktionary): zeh$^4$ jiah$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-kah
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy-khaq
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ji$^3$ ga$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjia
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiå
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-chia$^5$
*** Yale: jř-jya
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.jia
*** Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjiǎ [Phonetic: zhíjiǎ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiǎ
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-chia$^3$
*** Yale: jř-jyǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjea
*** Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$指甲 趾甲
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhījia
*** Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjiå
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^1$-chia$^5$
*** Yale: jr̄-jya
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.jia
*** Palladius: чжицзя (čžiczja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^3$ jia$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z gia
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕia²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зыҗя (zɨži͡a, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²⁴ t͡ɕia²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ gaap$^3$
*** Yale: jí gaap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ gaap$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ gab$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$指甲 趾甲
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ziit$^6$ gat
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɨt̚⁵ kat̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kap
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$ gab$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$ gab$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ kap̚²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zeh$^4$ jiah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕiaʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kah
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-kah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kaq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy-khaq
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$ khah
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr-khaq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: ji$^3$ ga$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³³ kä²²/

#### Noun

指甲
* fingernail
    塗指甲／涂指甲 ― tú zhǐjia ― to paint nails
* toenail

##### Synonyms

* (fingernail):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 指甲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 指甲, 指甲蓋兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 指甲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 指甲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 指甲, 指甲蓋兒, 手指甲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 指甲, 手指甲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 指甲, 指甲蓋兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 指甲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 指甲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 指甲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 指甲兒, 指甲蓋蓋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 指甲殼, 指甲篷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 手指甲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 指甲, 指甲殼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 指掐, 指掐棚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 指甲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 手指甲, 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 手指甲, 指甲, 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 指甲 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 指甲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 指甲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 指甲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 手指甲, 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 手指甲 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 手甲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 手甲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 指甲子, 指甲, 指甲篷子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 手節甲 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 指甲, 手指甲 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 手指甲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 指甲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 手指甲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 指甲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 手指甲 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 指甲 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 指甲, 手指甲 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 手指甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 手指甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 手指甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 手指甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 手指甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 手甲, 手爪 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 手指甲 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 指甲, 手指甲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 指甲, 指掐 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 指甲 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 手甲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 掌甲, 手掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 掌甲, 手爪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 手指甲 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 掌甲 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 指甲 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 指甲 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 掌甲 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 指甲 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 指甲, 手甲, 手指甲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 手節掐, 手指掐, 節掐子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 節掐, 節掐子, 手節掐 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 手指甲, 指甲 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 手指甲 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 指甲子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 指甲子 |
* (toenail): 趾甲 (zhǐjiǎ), 腳指甲／脚指甲, 腳趾甲／脚趾甲 (jiǎozhǐjia), 腳甲／脚甲

##### Derived terms

* 修指甲
* 假指甲
* 手指甲
* 指甲刀
* 指甲剪
* 指甲油
* 指甲花
* 指甲蓋／指甲盖
* 指甲鉗／指甲钳 (zhǐjiaqián)
* 油灰指甲
* 灰指甲
* 腳指甲／脚指甲

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 指甲 – see 掌甲 (“fingernail”). (This term is a variant form of 掌甲).