咬嚼 yǎo jiáo ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ngaau5 zoek3
- to chew
- to masticate
- to ruminate
- to mull over
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咬
- 叮咬 dīng yǎo ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧㄠˇ ding1 ngaau5 sting
- 咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng ㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄤ ngaau5 soeng1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
- 咬合 yǎo hé ㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ngaau5 hap6 (of uneven surfaces) to fit together
- 咬啮 咬嚙 yǎo niè ㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ngaau5 jit6 to gnaw
- 咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
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- 咬定 yǎo dìng ㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ngaau5 ding6 to assert
- 咬牙 yǎo yá ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ngaau5 ngaa4 to clench one's teeth
- 咬痕 yǎo hén ㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄣˊ ngaau5 han4 bite scar
- 咬钩 咬鉤 yǎo gōu ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡ ngaau5 ngau1 (of fish) to bite; to take the bait
- 咬啮 咬齧 yǎo niè ㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ variant of 咬啮
- 噬咬 shì yǎo ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˇ sai6 ngaau5 to bite
- 撕咬 sī yǎo ㄙ ㄧㄠˇ si1 ngaau5 to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
- 轻咬 輕咬 qīng yǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄠˇ hing1 ngaau5 to nibble
- 啮咬 齧咬 niè yǎo ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄠˇ to gnaw
- 咬唇妆 咬唇妝 yǎo chún zhuāng ㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ngaau5 seon4 zong1 bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
- 咬甲癖 yǎo jiǎ pǐ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ ngaau5 gaap3 pik1 onychophagia (nail biting)
- 咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo ㄧㄠˇ ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ngaau5 ji5 do2 (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
- 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ gau2 ngaau5 gau2 dog-eat-dog
- 程咬金 Chéng Yǎo jīn ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ cing4 ngaau5 gam1 Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知节, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
- 虎咬猪 虎咬豬 hǔ yǎo zhū ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨ fu2 ngaau5 zyu1 see 刈包
嚼
- 倒嚼 dǎo jiào ㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ dou2 zoek3 (of cows) to ruminate
- 咀嚼 jǔ jué ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zeoi2 zoek3 to chew
- 嚼劲 嚼勁 jiáo jìn ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zoek3 ging3 chewiness
- 嚼子 jiáo zi ㄐㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ zoek3 zi2 bit
- 嚼舌 jiáo shé ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ zoek3 sit3 to gossip
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- 嚼蜡 嚼蠟 jiáo là ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ zoek3 laap6 insipid
- 嚼酒 jiáo jiǔ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zoek3 zau2 alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
- 嚼头 嚼頭 jiáo tou ㄐㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄊㄡ zoek3 tau4 chewiness
- 口嚼酒 kǒu jiáo jiǔ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hau2 zoek3 zau2 alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
- 咀嚼肌 jǔ jué jī ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ zeoi2 zoek3 gei1 (anatomy) muscles of mastication
- 嚼劲儿 嚼勁兒 jiáo jìn r ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦ zoek3 ging3 ji4 chewiness
- 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄣ zoek3 sit3 gan1 to gossip
- 嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiáo shé tóu ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ zoek3 sit3 tau4 to gossip
- 味同嚼蜡 味同嚼蠟 wèi tóng jiáo là ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ mei6 tung4 zoek3 laap6 lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xì jiáo màn yàn ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ sai3 zoek3 maan6 jin3 to eat slowly (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 紧咬不放 緊咬不放 jǐn yǎo bù fàng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ gan2 ngaau5 bat1 fong3 (idiom) unwilling to let go
- 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gwaan1 (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording