niè

Traditional: 嚙

啮 (niè) is a Chinese word meaning “to gnaw; to erode”.

Meanings

  1. 1to gnaw
  2. 2to erode

Related words

啮surname Nie啮variant of 嚙|啮[nie4]啮variant of 嚙|啮[nie4]啮合(of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh咬啮to gnaw咬啮variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4]啮咬to gnaw啮齿动物rodent啮齿目order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)啮齿类rodents穷鼠啮狸a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

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