咬緊牙關

Chinese

		bite; nip	tight; nervous; strict	mandibular joint
trad. (咬緊牙關)		咬	緊	牙關
simp. (咬紧牙关)		咬	紧	牙关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎojǐnyáguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau⁵ gan² ngaa⁴ gwaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎojǐnyáguān [Phonetic: yáojǐnyáguān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojǐnyáguan
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-chin³-ya²-kuan¹
    • Yale: yǎu-jǐn-yá-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujiinyaguan
    • Palladius: яоцзиньягуань (jaoczinʹjaguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaau⁵ gan² ngaa⁴ gwaan¹
    • Yale: ngáauh gán ngàh gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ gan² ngaa⁴ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngao⁵ gen² nga⁴ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːu̯¹³ kɐn³⁵ ŋaː²¹ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Verb

咬緊牙關

1. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain, to bite the bullet