咬牙
咬牙 yǎo yá ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ngaau5 ngaa4
- to clench one's teeth
- to grind the teeth
- gnaw
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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
- 咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
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
- 伶牙俐齿伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔˇ ling4 ngaa4 lei6 ci2 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
- 青面獠牙 qīng miàn liáo yá ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄚˊ cing1 min6 liu4 ngaa4 ferocious-looking (idiom)
- 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
- 铁齿铜牙鐵齒銅牙 tiě chǐ tóng yá ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄚˊ tit3 ci2 tung4 ngaa4 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
- 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