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  gaap3   jyutping
  jia3   pinyin
[1] first; top; grade A
[2] first of the ten Heavenly Stems
[3] armour
[4] shell; crust; nail

noun
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#102)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 9711 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Oct 2014 01:18

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detail  sau2 gaap3   = finger nail
detail  zi2 gaap3  zhi1 jia5 = nail (as in fingernail or toenail)
detail  goek3 zi2 gaap3   = toenail
detail  gaap3 gwat1 man4  jia3 gu3 wen2 = oracle bone inscriptions
detail  zi2 gaap3 kim4*2   = nail-clipper
detail  gaap3 baan2  jia3 ban3 = deck
detail  sau2 zi2 gaap3   = fingernail
detail  goek3 gaap3   = toenail
detail  sau1 gaap3   = manicure
detail  tit3 gaap3 jan4  tie3 jia ren2 = toy robot
See all 45 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 甲
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detail audio 講手指甲凹凹凸凸表示健康問題
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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