jiáo
嚼 (jiáo) is a Chinese word meaning “to chew; also pr. [jue2]”.
Meanings
- 1to chew
- 2also pr. [jue2]
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
嚼used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]咀嚼to chew嚼舌to gossip味同嚼蜡lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)咬嚼to chew倒嚼(of cows) to ruminate口嚼酒alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice吃别人嚼过的馍不香lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)咀嚼肌(anatomy) muscles of mastication咬文嚼字to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording嚼劲chewiness嚼劲儿chewiness