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磨牙

磨牙

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (磨牙)		磨	牙

Verb

磨牙

to grind one's teeth during sleep
to argue pointlessly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): móyá

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: móyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moya
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ i̯a̠³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    摩崖
    磨牙