# 剪刀
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiǎndāo
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian$^3$ dao$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zin$^2$ dou$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jien$^3$ dau
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chién-tô
    (Hailu, HRS): zien$^ˊ$ do$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiên$^3$ dau$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chián-to
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zin$^2$ daau$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$ci-tau$_1$ / $^3$cie-tau$_1$ / $^3$tsie-tau$_1$ / $^3$cien-tau$_1$ / $^3$ci-tau$_1$
** (Jinhua): $^3$tsiaa-tau$_1$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): zienn$^3$ dau$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): zinn$^3$ deu$^{1*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎndāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎndao
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$-tao$^1$
*** Yale: jyǎn-dāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeandau
*** Palladius: цзяньдао (czjanʹdao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jian$^3$ dao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giandao
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ tau⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zin$^2$ dou$^1$
*** Yale: jín dōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzin$^2$ dou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jin$^2$ dou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːn³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jien$^3$ dau
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn²¹³⁻²¹ tau¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chién-tô
*** Hakka Romanization System: jien$^ˋ$ do$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jian$^3$ do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯en³¹ to²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zien$^ˊ$ do$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sien²⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiên$^3$ dau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siɛn³¹ tau⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián-to
*** Tâi-lô: tsián-to
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciefndoy
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to³³/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: zin$^2$ daau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sin³³ tau⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ci-tau$_1$
*** MiniDict: ci$^去$ tau$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ji-tau$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ tɔ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cie-tau$_1$
*** MiniDict: cie$^上$ tau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕie⁴² tɔ⁵⁵/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$tsie-tau$_1$
*** MiniDict: tsie$^上$ tau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sɪ⁵² tæ¹¹/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cien-tau$_1$
*** MiniDict: cien$^上$ tau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiẽ̞⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^3$ci-tau$_1$
*** MiniDict: ci$^上$ tau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕi³³ tɔ³⁵/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^3$tsiaa-tau$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡sia⁵⁵ tɑu³³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zienn$^3$ dau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡si̯ẽ⁴¹ tɒu̯³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴¹ tɒu̯³³/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: zinn$^3$ deu$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩ⁴² tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³/
* Middle Chinese: tsjenX taw
Rime :
| Character | 剪 | 刀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 即淺切 | 都勞切 |
| Baxter | tsjenX | taw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siᴇn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjæn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sian$^X$/ | /taw/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭɛn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si̯ɛn$^X$/ | /tɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎn | dāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zin$^2$ | dou$^1$ |

### Noun

剪刀
* (countable) scissors (Classifier: 把 m)
    用剪刀理髮／用剪刀理发 ― yòng jiǎndāo lǐfà ― to cut hair with scissors
    From: 7th–8th century, He Zhizhang, 詠柳
    Bùzhī xì yè shéi cái chū, èryuè chūnfēng sì jiǎndāo. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 剪刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 剪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 剪刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 剪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 剪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 剪刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 剪刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 剪子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 剪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 剪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 剪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 剪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 剪子, 剪剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 剪子, 剪刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 剪子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 剪子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 剪子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 剪刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 剪子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 剪刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 剪子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 剪刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 剪刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 剪子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 剪子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 剪子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 鉸剪, 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 剪刀, 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 剪刀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 鉸剪 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 鉸剪 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 剪刀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 剪仔, 剪刀 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 剪子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Changting | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 剪刀, 鉸刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 剪刀, 哈沙米 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 剪刀, 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 鉸剪 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 剪刀 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 剪 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 剪 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 剪刀 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 剪哩 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 剪子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 剪子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 剪子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 剪子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剪仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 剪仔 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 剪錐 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 剪錐 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 鉸剪 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 剪仔 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 剪仔 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 剪仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 鉸剪 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 鉸刀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 鉸剪 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鉸刀, 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鉸刀, 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 鉸刀, 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鉸刀, chiok-kih GT |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鉸刀, 鉸剪, 鉸攆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鉸刀, 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鉸刀, 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鉸剪, 鉸攆, 剪刀 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 鉸剪, 鉸刀, 剪刀 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 剪子 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鉸刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 鉸刀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 鉸刀 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鉸剪 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 鉸剪 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 剪刀, 鉸剪 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 剪刀 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Danyang | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 剪刀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鉸剪 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 剪刀 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 剪刀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 剪刀 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 剪刀 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 剪刀, 剪子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 剪刀差 (jiǎndāochā)
* 剪刀石頭布 / 剪刀石头布 (jiǎndāo shítou bù)

#### Descendants

* → Old Turkic:
** → Turkmen: syndy (scissors used in carpet making)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 剪 | 刀 |
| せん Hyōgai | とう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) せんとー [sèńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sẽ̞nto̞ː]

#### Noun

剪(せん)刀(とう) • (sentō)
* scissors, especially those used in surgery

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 剪 | 刀 |
| はさみ ||
| Hyōgai | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 剪刀 – see the following entry. :
| 【鋏はさみ】H | [noun] a (pair of) scissors [noun] (zootomy) pincers or claws as found on a crab, lobster, or other arthropod [noun] a punch as used to make a hole in a piece of paper Alternative spellings 螯, 鉗 |
(This term, 剪刀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN