yǎo yá qiè chǐ

Traditional: 咬牙切齒

咬牙切齿 (yǎo yá qiè chǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

Characters in 咬牙切齿

咬yǎo · to bite牙yá · tooth切qiē · to cut; to slice; to carve齿chǐ · (bound form) tooth

Related words

一切everything咬to bite咬variant of 咬[yao3]切to cut; to slice; to carve切definitely; absolutely (not)牙tooth牙齿tooth西班牙Spain西班牙语Spanish language确切definite切断to cut off; to sever牙医dentist

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