咬
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Definitions
- 1. to bite
- 2. to nip
Words Containing 咬
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
to arbitrarily assert
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
to make a false countercharge
sting
lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together
bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
to gnaw
to chew
to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
to assert
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
to clench one's teeth
onychophagia (nail biting)
bite scar
see 咬緊牙關|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
(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
whispering in sb's ear
(of fish) to bite
to bite
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
dog-eat-dog
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[chéng zhī jié], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
(bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
(idiom) unwilling to let go
see 刈包[guà bāo]
tick-bite sickness
to nibble
gnaw