"咬" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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咬
Trad. 齩
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 口亠八乂
口 + 交
Prononciation
Mandarin yǎo
Entry Methods
Pinyin yao3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 RYCK
口卜金乂
Sijiao 6004.8
Wubi KUQY
CNS 11643 1-5036
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+54AC
GB2312 D2A7
BIG5 AB72
HSK
Level 5
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咬 yǎo variant of 咬[yao3]
Results beginning with 咬
咬牙 yǎo yá to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
咬伤 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬定 yǎo dìng to assert / to insist that
咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
咬字 yǎo zì to pronounce (clearly or otherwise) / to enunciate
咬钩 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite
咬痕 yǎo hén bite scar
咬嚼 yǎo jiáo to chew / to masticate / to ruminate / to mull over
咬啮 yǎo niè variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4] / to gnaw
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咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
咬唇妆 yǎo chún zhuāng 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 onychophagia (nail biting)
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom) / punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬定牙根 yǎo dìng yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬定牙关 yǎo dìng yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬紧牙根 yǎo jǐn yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet
咬舌自尽 yǎo shé zì jìn to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
咬着耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
咬人狗儿不露齿 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬人的狗不露齿 yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
Approximate Results for 咬
撕咬 sī yǎo to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
轻咬 qīng yǎo to nibble
叮咬 dīng yǎo sting / bite (of insect)
齧咬 niè yǎo gnaw
噬咬 shì yǎo to bite
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程咬金 Chéng Yǎo jīn Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight
虎咬猪 hǔ yǎo zhū see 刈包[gua4 bao1]
蜱咬病 pí yǎo bìng tick-bite sickness / informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1]
一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view
橙胸咬鹃 chéng xiōng yǎo juān (bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
反咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu to make a false countercharge
红腹咬鹃 hóng fù yǎo juān (bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
红头咬鹃 hóng tóu yǎo juān (bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
紧咬不放 jǐn yǎo bù fàng (idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
蚊虫叮咬 wén chóng dīng yǎo insect bites
凤尾绿咬鹃 fèng yǐ lu:4 yǎo juān resplendent quetzal
半路杀出的程咬金 bàn lù shā chū de Chéng Yǎo jīn see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
半路杀出个程咬金 bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying) / fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan / sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心 gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn a dog biting Lü / Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
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