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咬牙

咬牙

Chinese

		bite; nip	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (咬牙)		咬	牙

Verb

咬牙

to grit one's teeth; to gnash one's teeth
to grind one's teeth (in sleep)

Derived terms

咬牙切齒／咬牙切齿

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎoyá

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngâu-ngà
Min Nan (POJ): kā-gê

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎoyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauya
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: ngáauh ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːu̯¹³ ŋɑː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-ngà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngau´ ngaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ nga²
  - IPA: /ŋa̯u²⁴ ŋa¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā-gê
  - Tâi-lô: kā-gê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaxgee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²⁻²¹ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁴¹⁻²² ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka²²⁻²¹ ge¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka³³⁻¹¹ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³⁻²¹ ge²³/