Help! off to the dentist . . .

ericmacknight
 July 10, 2008, 06:35 AM posted in General Discussion

Can someone tell me how to say 'crown', as in dental crown, in Chinese (pin yin and hanyu)? I can't find it in any of my dictionaries.

Thanks in advance!

Eric

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cassielin
 July 10, 2008, 06:44 AM

Eric,

In my dictionary, dental crown=牙冠ya2guan4

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henning
 July 10, 2008, 06:51 AM

Eric,

the translation is quite literal:

牙冠 yáguān ("tooth crown")

AKA 齿冠 chǐguān (also "tooth crown")

(going by the Google hit metric 牙冠 is much more common)

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%99%E5%86%A0

http://dict.cn/search/?q=dental+crown

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henning
 July 10, 2008, 06:55 AM

Cassie was quicker...

But is it guān or guàn?

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cassielin
 July 10, 2008, 07:16 AM

oops, henning, I think you are right!

I seldom use this word, but after relook up this word in the dictionary, I am sure it is 牙冠ya2guan1.

冠is a polyphone.

鸡冠ji1guan1=cockscomb

冠军guan4jun1=champion

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ericmacknight
 July 10, 2008, 01:16 PM

Thanks to you both! Now I have the word, all I need is the courage and the cash.

Eric