咬牙 yǎo yá ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ngaau5 ngaa4
- to clench one's teeth
- to grind the teeth
- gnaw
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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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- 咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
- 咬定 yǎo dìng ㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ngaau5 ding6 to assert
- 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
牙
- 刷牙 shuā yá ㄕㄨㄚ ㄧㄚˊ caat3 ngaa4 to brush one's teeth
- 牙刷 yá shuā ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚ ngaa4 caat2 toothbrush
- 牙科 yá kē ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄜ ngaa4 fo1 dentistry
- 牙膏 yá gāo ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ngaa4 gou1 toothpaste
- 牙齿 牙齒 yá chǐ ㄧㄚˊ ㄔˇ ngaa4 ci2 tooth
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- 西班牙语 西班牙語 Xī bān yá yǔ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 Spanish language
- 乳牙 rǔ yá ㄖㄨˇ ㄧㄚˊ jyu5 ngaa4 (dentistry) deciduous tooth; baby tooth; milk tooth
- 佛牙 fó yá ㄈㄛˊ ㄧㄚˊ fat6 ngaa4 Buddha's tooth (as a holy relic)
- 假牙 jiǎ yá ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄚˊ gaa2 ngaa4 false teeth
- 切牙 qiē yá ㄑㄧㄝ ㄧㄚˊ cit3 ngaa4 incisor tooth
- 剔牙 tī yá ㄊㄧ ㄧㄚˊ tik1 ngaa4 to pick one's teeth
- 吽牙 óu yá ㄡˊ ㄧㄚˊ (onom.) the barking of dogs fighting
- 基牙 jī yá ㄐㄧ ㄧㄚˊ gei1 ngaa4 abutment tooth (dentistry)
- 塞牙 sāi yá ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ sak1 ngaa4 to get food stuck between one's teeth
- 尖牙 jiān yá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ zim1 ngaa4 canine tooth; fang; tusk
- 尾牙 wěi yá ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ mei5 ngaa4 a year-end dinner for employees
- 弹牙 彈牙 tán yá ㄊㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ daan6 ngaa4 al dente
- 恒牙 恆牙 héng yá ㄏㄥˊ ㄧㄚˊ hang4 ngaa4 (dentistry) permanent tooth
- 房牙 fáng yá ㄈㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ fong4 ngaa4 real estate agent (old)
- 拔牙 bá yá ㄅㄚˊ ㄧㄚˊ bat6 ngaa4 to extract a tooth
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
- 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