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Definitions

  1. 1. tooth
  2. 2. ivory

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Words Containing 牙

刷牙
shuā yá

to brush one's teeth

咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ

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

牙刷
yá shuā

toothbrush

牙膏
yá gāo

toothpaste

牙齿
yá chǐ

tooth

西班牙语
xī bān yá yǔ

Spanish language

上牙膛
shàng yá táng

palate (roof of the mouth)

乳牙
rǔ yá

deciduous tooth

亚曼牙
yà màn yá

Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang

亚曼牙乡
yà màn yá xiāng

Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang

以牙还牙
yǐ yá huán yá

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

以眼还眼,以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)

伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent

佛牙
fó yá

Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)

假牙
jiǎ yá

false teeth

假象牙
jiǎ xiàng yá

celluloid

切牙
qiē yá

incisor tooth

剔牙
tī yá

to pick one's teeth

匈牙利
xiōng yá lì

Hungary

匈牙利语
xiōng yá lì yǔ

Hungarian language

吽牙
ōu yá

sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀[ōu yá]

呲牙咧嘴
zī yá liě zuǐ

to grimace (in pain)

咬定牙根
yǎo dìng yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬定牙关
yǎo dìng yá guān

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬牙
yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth

咬紧牙根
yǎo jǐn yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

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

喝凉水都塞牙
hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

(coll.) to be out of luck

基牙
jī yá

abutment tooth (dentistry)

塞牙
sāi yá
姜子牙
jiāng zǐ yá

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[zhōu wén wáng] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

尖牙
jiān yá

canine tooth; fang; tusk

尾牙
wěi yá

a year-end dinner for employees

巨牙鲨
jù yá shā

megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)

张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo

to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

弹牙
tán yá

al dente

恒牙
héng yá

permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙)

打掉门牙,往肚子里咽
dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)

打牙祭
dǎ yá jì

to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

拔牙
bá yá

to extract a tooth

拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì

to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own

换牙
huàn yá

to grow replacement teeth (zoology)

挤牙膏
jǐ yá gāo

lit. to squeeze out toothpaste

智牙
zhì yá

wisdom tooth

暂牙
zàn yá

deciduous tooth

暴牙
bào yá

buck teeth

月牙
yuè yá

crescent moon

月牙形
yuè yá xíng

crescent

板牙
bǎn yá

incisor

植牙
zhí yá

dental implant

槽牙
cáo yá

molar tooth

正牙带环
zhèng yá dài huán

orthodontic brace

毒牙
dú yá

venomous fang

冲牙器
chōng yá qì

water pick

洗牙
xǐ yá

scaling and polishing (dentistry)

海牙
hǎi yá

The Hague (city in the Netherlands)

满地找牙
mǎn dì zhǎo yá

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor

洁牙
jié yá

scaling and polishing (dentistry)

无牙
wú yá

toothless

爪牙
zhǎo yá

pawn

牙人
yá rén

broker

牙侩
yá kuài

broker

牙克石
yá kè shí

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia

牙克石市
yá kè shí shì

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia

牙冠
yá guān

crown of a tooth

牙印
yá yìn

teeth marks (left on sth)

牙周炎
yá zhōu yán

periodontitis (gum disorder)

牙周病
yá zhōu bìng

periodontitis (gum disorder)

牙垢
yá gòu

dental plaque

牙城
yá chéng

citadel

牙套
yá tào

orthodontic brace

牙子
yá zi

serrated edge

牙帐
yá zhàng

tent of the commanding officer

牙床
yá chuáng

gum

牙慧
yá huì

repetition

牙托
yá tuō

mouthguard

牙旗
yá qí

emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)

牙本质
yá běn zhì

dentin

牙根
yá gēn

root of tooth

牙桥
yá qiáo

dental bridge

牙班
yá bān

dental plaque

牙病
yá bìng

odontopathy

牙痛
yá tòng

toothache

牙白
yá bái

creamy white; ivory color

牙盘
yá pán

(bicycle) crankset

牙碜
yá chen

gritty (of foodstuffs)

牙祭
yá jì

a good meal

牙科
yá kē

dentistry

牙科医生
yá kē yī shēng

dentist

牙箍
yá gū

orthodontic braces

牙签
yá qiān

toothpick

牙粉
yá fěn

tooth powder

牙线
yá xiàn

dental floss

牙线棒
yá xiàn bàng

floss pick

牙缝
yá fèng

gap between teeth

牙菌斑
yá jūn bān

dental bacterial plaque

牙行
yá háng

middleman (in former times)

牙买加
yá mǎi jiā

Jamaica

牙买加胡椒
yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo

Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)

牙医
yá yī

dentist

牙釉质
yá yòu zhì

tooth enamel

牙关
yá guān

jaw

牙关紧闭症
yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw

牙雕
yá diāo

ivory carving

牙音
yá yīn

velar consonants of Middle Chinese

牙髓
yá suǐ

tooth pulp

牙齿矫正器
yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì

orthodontic braces

牙龈
yá yín

gums

牙龈炎
yá yín yán

gingivitis

狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)

狼牙山
láng yá shān

Mount Langya in Hebei

獠牙
liáo yá

tusk

矫形牙套
jiǎo xíng yá tào

orthodontic brace

磨牙
mó yá

to grind one's teeth (during sleep)

种植牙
zhòng zhí yá

dental implant

笑掉大牙
xiào diào dà yá

to laugh one's head off

红牙
hóng yá

clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)

老掉牙
lǎo diào yá

obsolete

圣地牙哥
shèng dì yá gē

Santiago, capital of Chile

葡萄牙
pú táo yá

Portugal

葡萄牙人
pú táo yá rén

Portuguese (person)

葡萄牙文
pú táo yá wén

Portuguese (language)

葡萄牙语
pú táo yá yǔ

Portuguese (language)

蓝牙
lán yá

Bluetooth

虎牙
hǔ yá

(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)

蛀牙
zhù yá

tooth decay

虫子牙
chóng zi yá

see 蟲牙|虫牙[chóng yá]

虫牙
chóng yá

caries

补牙
bǔ yá

to fill a tooth (cavity)

西班牙
xī bān yá

Spain

西班牙人
xī bān yá rén

Spaniard

西班牙文
xī bān yá wén

Spanish (language)

西班牙港
xī bān yá gǎng

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago

象牙
xiàng yá

ivory

象牙塔
xiàng yá tǎ

ivory tower

道牙
dào yá

curb

铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

镶牙
xiāng yá

to have a false tooth set in

长牙
cháng yá

tusk

长牙
zhǎng yá

to grow teeth

门牙
mén yá

incisor

青面獠牙
qīng miàn liáo yá

ferocious-looking (idiom)

马路牙子
mǎ lù yá zi

curb

龅牙
bāo yá

buck tooth

龇牙咧嘴
zī yá liě zuǐ

to grimace (in pain)