牙垢
牙垢 yá gòu ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄡˋ ngaa4 gau3
- dental plaque
- tartar
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Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 藏污纳垢藏污納垢 cáng wū nà gòu ㄘㄤˊ ㄨ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ham4 gau3 jan2 juk6 (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī ㄗㄠˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘ cou3 gau3 sok3 ci1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault