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牙
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Definitions
- 1. tooth
- 2. ivory
Example Sentences
1 shown以眼還眼，以 牙 還 牙 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 牙
broker
toothbrush
tooth powder
to laugh one's head off
gap between teeth
root of tooth
Santiago, capital of Chile
ivory carving
incisor
to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
Spanish (language)
water pick
creamy white; ivory color
crown of a tooth
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
gingivitis
scaling and polishing (dentistry)
to clench one's teeth
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]
dentist
dentin
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
dentistry
curb
Portuguese (language)
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago
toothache
pawn
dental implant
celluloid
crescent
dental implant
ivory tower
dental plaque
ferocious-looking (idiom)
ivory
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
tusk
dental floss
Jamaica
dental bridge
Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
citadel
incisor
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(coll.) to be out of luck
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
Portugal
sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀[ōu yá]
Spaniard
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
periodontitis (gum disorder)
to grimace (in pain)
odontopathy
gums
tent of the commanding officer
Hungary
Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang
orthodontic braces
curb
megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)
venomous fang
molar tooth
see 蟲牙|虫牙[chóng yá]
tooth pulp
dental plaque
canine tooth; fang; tusk
tooth enamel
wisdom tooth
false teeth
Spanish language
buck teeth
Hungarian language
teeth marks (left on sth)
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
tooth
clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)
to grimace (in pain)
orthodontic braces
emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
to fill a tooth (cavity)
middleman (in former times)
a good meal
abutment tooth (dentistry)
broker
lockjaw
Portuguese (person)
jaw
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
to brush one's teeth
orthodontic brace
al dente
dental bacterial plaque
to pick one's teeth
toothpaste
orthodontic brace
Spain
Mount Langya in Hebei
deciduous tooth
to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
orthodontic brace
palate (roof of the mouth)
tooth decay
Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)
(bicycle) crankset
mouthguard
periodontitis (gum disorder)
obsolete
to extract a tooth
crescent moon
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
gritty (of foodstuffs)
gum
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
serrated edge
repetition
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
buck tooth
dentist
a year-end dinner for employees
scaling and polishing (dentistry)
incisor tooth
to have a false tooth set in
caries
tusk
toothpick
permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙)
to grow teeth
Portuguese (language)
velar consonants of Middle Chinese
floss pick
to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
deciduous tooth
The Hague (city in the Netherlands)
toothless
Bluetooth
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]