咬牙

Chinese

		bite; nip	tooth; ivory
trad. (咬牙)		咬	牙
simp. #(咬牙)		咬	牙
alternative forms		齩牙／咬牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎoyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngâu-ngà
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kā-gê

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎoyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎoyá
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-ya²
    • Yale: yǎu-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauya
    • Palladius: яоя (jaoja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: ngáauh ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngao⁵ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-ngà
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngau^ˊ nga^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ nga²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯²⁴ ŋa¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā-gê
    • Tâi-lô: kā-gê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaxgee
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka³³⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³⁻²¹ ɡe²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

Verb

咬牙

1. to grit one's teeth; to gnash one's teeth
2. to grind one's teeth (in sleep)

Derived terms

• 切齒咬牙／切齿咬牙
• 咬牙切齒／咬牙切齿 (yǎoyáqièchǐ)
• 怒目咬牙 (nùmù yǎoyá)