甲 [－]

Jyutping gaap3
Pinyin jiǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  2. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. armor plating
  6. shell or carapace
  7. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
  11. ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Grade A; (of soccer) Premier (League)
  2. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]/(used for an unspecified person or thing)/first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)/letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/armor plating/shell or carapace/(of the fingers or toes) nail/bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)/civil administration unit (old)/to be better than
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    天干​嘅​第一位​，​詳情​見​天干地支​。
    The first of the Heavenly Stems. See 天干地支.
    • 甲等
      甲等
      gaap3 dang2
      first rate / A Class
  2. 名詞、俚語
    網路​遊戲​入面​，​指裝甲​（​量​詞​：​副​）
    armour (in online games)
  3. 語素
    裝​喺​一​樣​嘢​外面​作保​護​用​嘅​硬​殼
    armour
    • 甲蟲
      甲虫
      gaap3 cung4
      beetle
    • 裝甲車
      装甲车
      zong1 gaap3 ce1
      armoured car
  4. 語素
    手指​或​腳​指​上​嘅​角​質​硬化​嘅​硬物
    fingernail or toenail
    • 手指甲
      手指甲
      sau2 zi2 gaap3
      fingernail
    • 整甲
      整甲
      zing2 gaap3
      to do nail art
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    the first of the ten heavenly stems
  2. character
    shell; carapace
  3. character
    plate armor
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    pronoun for an unspecified or unknown person or thing
  6. character
    number one; first; A
  7. character
    nail (plate at the end of fingers and toes)
  8. character, Taiwan
    unit of land (area) measure, equivalent to 2,934 坪 (píng) or 0.97 hectares, roughly 2.1 acres
  9. character, Min-Nan
    to; until; to the extent
  10. character, Min-Nan
    to arrive; to reach
  11. character, Min-Nan, Quanzhou, Xiamen
    very; really; badly
  12. character, Min-Nan, Taiwan
    since; as
  13. character, Min-Nan
    how is it that; how could
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. armor, shell
  2. fingernails
  3. 1st heavenly stem
  4. Cangjie Input
    WL
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #370
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #103
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #131
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我没办法同时剪指甲和熨衣服！
    我沒辦法同時剪指甲和熨衣服！
    wǒ méi bàn fǎ tóng shí jiǎn zhǐ jia hé yùn yī fu ！
    • I can't cut my nails and do the ironing at the same time!
  2. Mandarin
    桂林山水甲天下。
    桂林山水甲天下。
    guì lín shān shuǐ jiǎ tiān xià 。
    • Guilin's sceneries are the most beautiful ones under the heaven.
  3. Mandarin
    我一面咬著指甲一面担心著你。
    我一面咬著指甲一面擔心著你。
    wǒ yī miàn yǎo zhù zhǐ jia yī miàn dān xīn zhù nǐ 。
    • I was biting my nails, worrying about you.
  4. Mandarin
    洗甲水的味道很难闻。
    洗甲水的味道很難聞。
    xǐ jiǎ shuǐ de wèi dao hěn nán wén 。
    • Nail polish remover stinks a lot.
  5. Mandarin
    我的指甲断了。
    我的指甲斷了。
    wǒ de zhǐ jia duàn le 。
    • I broke a nail.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢好少搽指甲油。
    佢好少搽指甲油。
    keoi5 hou3 siu2 caa4 zi2 gaap3 jau4 。
    • She seldom uses nail polish.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    披甲上阵
    披甲上陣
    pei1 gaap3 soeng5 zan6
    • to don armour and go to battle
  2. Cantonese
    考试范围甲部
    考試範圍甲部
    haau2 si5 faan6 wai4 gaap3 bou6
    • part one of the scope of the exam
  3. Cantonese
    修甲
    修甲
    sau1 gaap3
    • to do manicure
  4. Cantonese
    甲：「噉做成效有几大呢？」乙：「同问。」
    甲：「噉做成效有幾大呢？」乙：「同問。」
    gam2 zou6 sing4 haau6 jau5 gei2 daai6 ne1? tung4 man6.
    • A: "How effective will doing that be?" B: "I have the same question."
  5. Cantonese
    好心你剪下指甲啦，捆晒黑边喇。
    好心你剪下指甲啦，綑晒黑邊喇。
    hou2 sam1 nei5 zin2 haa5 zi2 gaap3 laa1, kwan2 saai3 hak1 bin1 laa3.
    • Come on, please cut your nails. There's dirt under your nails.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    路人甲和路人乙
    路人甲和路人乙
    lù rén jiǎ hé lù rén yǐ
    • passerby A and passerby B
  2. Mandarin
    甲骨文
    甲骨文
    jiǎ gǔ wén
    • oracle bone script
  3. Mandarin
    𠈙驷，四马皆以浅薄之金为甲。欲其轻而易于马之旋习也。
    𠈙駟，四馬皆以淺薄之金為甲。欲其輕而易於馬之旋習也。
    jiàn sì ， sì mǎ jiē yǐ qiǎn bó zhī jīn wèi jiǎ ． yù qí qīng ér yì yú mǎ zhī xuán xí yě ．
    • Jiànsì ("俴駟"): all four horses are armored by thin metal plates; horses need to be light as well as easily steered and trained.
  4. Mandarin
    剪指甲
    剪指甲
    jiǎn zhǐ jia
    • to cut one's nails
  5. Mandarin
    甲：为啥你穿校服？乙：去上课呗。
    甲：為啥你穿校服？乙：去上課唄。
    jiǎ ： wèi shá nǐ chuān xiào fú ？ Ｙǐ ： qù shàng kè bei ．
    • A: Why are you wearing school uniform?
      B: Err, I'm off to school... (duh!)