咬字
咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6
- to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
- to enunciate
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
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
- 咬定 yǎo dìng ㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ngaau5 ding6 to assert
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 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], 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
- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
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
- 咬牙切齿咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄔˇ ngaau5 ngaa4 cit3 ci2 (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
- 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
- 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
- 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)