咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6
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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
- 咬嚼 yǎo jiáo ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ngaau5 zoek3 to chew
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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
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
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
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)