甲 gaap³ {jiǎ}

(noun) Grade A; (of soccer) Premier (League)

甲 gaap³ {jiǎ}

1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
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 (old)

甲蟲〔-虫〕 gaap³ cung⁴ {jiǎ chóng}

Bettle (model of Volkswagen)

甲殼〔-壳〕 {jiǎké}

1. carapace
2. crust
3. outer shell
4. also pr. [jia3 ke2]

甲魚〔-鱼〕 {jiàyú}

1. turtle
2. terrapin
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]

甲板 gaap³ baan² {jiǎ bǎn}

deck (of a boat etc)

甲苯 gaap³ bun² {jiǎ běn}

1. toluene C6H5CH3
2. methylbenzene

甲蟲〔-虫〕 gaap³ cung⁴ {jiǎ chóng}

beetle

甲醛 gaap³ cyun⁴ {jiǎ quán}

formaldehyde (HCHO)

甲第 gaap³ dai⁶ {jiǎ dì}

1. residence of a noble
2. top candidate in the imperial examinations

甲等 gaap³ dang² {jiǎ děng}

1. grade A
2. first-class

甲酚 gaap³ fan¹ {jiǎ fēn}

cresol (chemistry)

甲方 gaap³ fong¹ {jiǎ fāng}

1. first party (law)
2. see also 乙方

甲基 gaap³ gei¹ {jiǎ jī}

methyl group (chemistry)

甲肝 gaap³ gon¹ {jiǎ gān}

hepatitis A

甲亢 gaap³ gong¹ {jiǎ kàng}

1. hyperthyroidism
2. abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進

甲骨 gaap³ gwat¹ {jiǎ gǔ}

1. tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination
2. oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

甲鎧〔-铠〕 gaap³ hoi² {jiǎ kǎi}

armor

甲殼〔-壳〕 gaap³ hok³ {jiǎ qiào}

1. carapace
2. crust
3. outer shell
4. also pr. [jia3 ke2]

甲寅 gaap³ jan⁴ {jiǎ yín}

51st year A-3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

甲型 gaap³ jing⁴ {jiǎ xíng}

1. type A
2. type I
3. alpha-

甲魚〔-鱼〕 gaap³ jyu² {jiǎ yú}

1. turtle
2. terrapin
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]

甲烷 gaap³ jyun⁴ {jiǎ wán}

methane CH4

甲乙 gaap³ jyut³ {jiǎ yǐ}

first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干

甲級〔-级〕 gaap³ kap¹ {jiǎ jí}

1. first rate
2. top class
3. excellent

甲流 gaap³ lau⁴ {jiǎ liú}

1. type A influenza
2. abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感
3. refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009

甲醚 gaap³ mai⁴ {jiǎ mí}

methyl ether CH3OCH3

甲午 gaap³ ng⁵ {jiǎ wǔ}

thirty-first year A-7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014

甲胺 gaap³ on¹ {jiǎ àn}

methylamine

甲申 gaap³ san¹ {jiǎ shēn}

21st year A-9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

甲辰 gaap³ san⁴ {jiǎ chén}

41st year A-5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024

甲醇 gaap³ seon⁴ {jiǎ chún}

1. methyl alcohol
2. methanol CH3OH
3. wood alcohol
4. wood spirit

甲戌 gaap³ seot¹ {jiǎ xū}

eleventh year A-11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054

甲仙 gaap³ sin¹ {Jiǎ xiān}

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

甲酸 gaap³ syun¹ {jiǎ suān}

1. formylic acid (HCOOH)
2. formic acid
3. methanoic acid

甲胄 gaap³ zau⁶ {jiǎ zhòu}

armor

甲子 gaap³ zi² {jiǎ zǐ}

1. first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支)
2. the sixty-year cycle

甲紫 gaap³ zi² {jiǎ zǐ}

gentian violet

甲狀〔-状〕 gaap³ zong⁶ {jiǎ zhuàng}

thyroid (gland)

甲蟲車〔-虫车〕 gaap³ cung⁴ ce¹ {jiǎ chóng chē}

beetle (nickname for VW car)

甲骨文 gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴ {jiǎ gǔ wén}

1. oracle script
2. oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

甲殼蟲〔-壳虫〕 gaap³ hok³ cung⁴ {jiǎ qiào chóng}

1. beetle
2. order Coleoptera
3. the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

甲殼類〔-壳类〕 gaap³ hok³ leoi⁶ {jiǎ qiào lèi}

crustacean

甲殼素〔-壳-〕 gaap³ hok³ sou³ {jiǎ qiào sù}

chitin

甲二醇 gaap³ ji⁶ seon⁴ {jiǎ èr chún}

methylene glycol

甲氧基 gaap³ joeng⁵ gei¹ {jiǎ yǎng jī}

methoxy (chemistry)

甲溝炎〔-沟-〕 gaap³ kau¹ jim⁴ {jiǎ gōu yán}

paronychia (medicine)

甲氨基 gaap³ on¹ gei¹ {jiǎ ān jī}

methyalamino group

甲胺磷 gaap³ on¹ leon⁴ {jiǎ àn lín}

methamidophos (chemistry)

甲仙鄉〔--乡〕 gaap³ sin¹ hoeng¹ {Jiǎ xiān xiāng}

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

甲硝唑 gaap³ siu¹ zo⁶ {jiǎ xiāo zuò}

1. metronidazole (antibacterial agent)
2. Flagyl (US)

甲狀腺〔-状-〕 gaap³ zong⁶ sin³ {jiǎ zhuàng xiàn}

thyroid gland

甲骨文字 gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴ zi⁶ {jiǎ gǔ wén zì}

1. oracle script
2. oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)

甲殼蟲類〔-壳虫类〕 gaap³ hok³ cung⁴ leoi⁶ {jiǎ ké chóng lèi}

coleoptera

甲殼動物〔-壳动-〕 gaap³ hok³ dung⁶ mat⁶ {jiǎ qiào dòng wù}

crustacean

甲型肝炎 gaap³ jing⁴ gon¹ jim⁴ {jiǎ xíng gān yán}

hepatitis A

甲氧西林 gaap³ joeng⁵ sai¹ lam⁴ {jiǎ yǎng xī lín}

methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword)

甲級戰犯〔-级战-〕 gaap³ kap¹ zin³ faan² {jiǎ jí zhàn fàn}

a grade A war criminal

甲硫氨酸 gaap³ lau⁴ on¹ syun¹ {jiǎ liú ān suān}

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

甲午戰爭〔--战争〕 gaap³ ng⁵ zin³ zang¹ {Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng}

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

甲申政變〔---变〕 gaap³ san¹ zing³ bin³ {Jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn}

unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

甲醇中毒 gaap³ seon⁴ zung³ duk⁶ {jiǎ chún zhōng dú}

methyl alcohol poisoning

甲磺磷定 gaap³ wong⁴ leon⁴ ding⁶ {jiǎ huáng lín dìng}

pralidoxime mesylate

甲狀腺素〔-状--〕 gaap³ zong⁶ sin³ sou³ {jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù}

1. thyroid hormone
2. thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)

甲狀腺腫〔-状-肿〕 gaap³ zong⁶ sin³ zung² {jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng}

goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)

甲基苯丙胺 gaap³ gei¹ bun² bing² on¹ {jiǎ jī běn bǐng àn}

methamphetamine

甲型球蛋白 gaap³ jing⁴ kau⁴ daan² baak⁶ {jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái}

1. alpha globulin
2. alpha fetoprotein (AFP)

甲基安非他命 gaap³ gei¹ on¹ fei¹ taa¹ ming⁶ {jiǎ jī ān fēi tā mìng}

methamphetamine

甲狀腺功能亢進〔-状----进〕 gaap³ zong⁶ sin³ gung¹ nang⁴ gong¹ zeon³ {jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn}

1. hyperthyroidism
2. abbr. to 甲亢