咬牙

咬牙

Chinese

		bite; nip	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (咬牙)		咬	牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎoyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎoyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauya
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: ngáauh ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngao⁵ nga⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋäːu̯¹³ ŋäː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-ngà
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngau´ ngaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ nga²
    • IPA: /ŋau̯²⁴ ŋa¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā-gê
    • Tâi-lô: kā-gê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaxgee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²⁻²¹ ge²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁴¹⁻²² ge²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka²²⁻²¹ ge¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka³³⁻¹¹ ge²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³⁻²¹ ge²³/

Verb

咬牙

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

Derived terms

咬牙切齒／咬牙切齿 (yǎoyáqièchǐ)