43 results for *咬*

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  1. to bite; to nip

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咬伤yǎo shāng

bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

咬牙yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

咬痕yǎo hén

bite scar

叮咬dīng yǎo

(of a mosquito etc) to bite

咬合yǎo hé

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite

咬啮yǎo niè

to gnaw

咬嚼yǎo jiáo

to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over

咬字yǎo zì

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise); to enunciate

咬定yǎo dìng

to assert; to insist that

咬钩yǎo gōu

(of fish) to bite; to take the bait

啮咬niè yǎo

to gnaw

噬咬shì yǎo

to bite

撕咬sī yǎo

to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)

轻咬qīng yǎo

to nibble

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)

咬耳朵yǎo ěr duo

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

狗咬狗gǒu yǎo gǒu

dog-eat-dog; dogfight

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

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

反咬一口fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

咬定牙关yǎo dìng yá guān

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]

咬定牙根yǎo dìng yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]

咬文嚼字yǎo wén jiáo zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

咬着耳朵yǎo zhe ěr duo

whispering in sb's ear

咬紧牙关yǎo jǐn yá guān

(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet

咬紧牙根yǎo jǐn yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]

咬舌自尽yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

橙胸咬鹃chéng xiōng yǎo juān

(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)

紧咬不放jǐn yǎo bù fàng

(idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged

红头咬鹃hóng tóu yǎo juān

(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

红腹咬鹃hóng fù yǎo juān

(bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)

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

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

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]

一年被蛇咬,十年怕井绳yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

see 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying); (fig.) once bitten, twice shy

狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness