咬 yǎo
yǎo
verb
to bite; to gnaw
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Unihan '咬')
Contained in
- 咬文嚼字 to bite words and chew characters; punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一口咬定 to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view
- 咬人狗儿不露齿(咬人狗兒不露齒) the dog that bites does not show its fangs
- 撕咬 to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
- 咬字 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise); to enunciate
- 反咬一口 to make a false countercharge
- 轻咬(輕咬) to nibble
- 咬住 to bite [and not let go]
- 咬紧牙关(咬緊牙關) to bite the teeth tightly; to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
- 咬耳朵 to whisper in somebody's ear
- 咬定牙关(咬定牙關) to bite the teeth tightly; to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
- 咬紧(咬緊) to bite [and not let go]
- 咬牙 to clench the teeth; to grind the teeth; to gnaw
- 半路杀出个程咬金(半路殺出個程咬金) Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); somebody shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
- 咬牙切齿(咬牙切齒) gnashing one's teeth; displaying extreme anger
- 红头咬鹃(紅頭咬鵑) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
- 狗咬狗 dog-eat-dog; dogfight
- 咬伤(咬傷) a bite
- 狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心(狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心) a dog biting Lü Dongbin; to ill reward a person's kindness
- 咬甲癖 onychophagia (nail biting)
- 咬嚼 to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over
- 蜱咬病 tick-bite sickness
- 咬舌自尽(咬舌自盡) to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
- 咬啮(咬嚙) to gnaw ; to gnaw
- 齧咬 to gnaw
- 噬咬 to bite
- 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩) once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy
- 红腹咬鹃(紅腹咬鵑) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
- 咬钩(咬鉤) (of fish) to bite
- 咬定 to assert; to insist that
- 咬痕 bite scar
- 咬唇妆(咬唇妝) bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
- 橙胸咬鹃(橙胸咬鵑) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
- 叮咬 sting; bite (of insect)
- 咬合 to grip
- 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩) bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years; once bitten twice shy
- 漆咬人 lacquer poisoning
- 咬着耳朵(咬著耳朵) whispering in somebody's ear
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- 第七十六回 Chapter 76 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
- 卷四十四 本紀第四十四: 順帝七 Volume 44 Annals 44: Shundi 7 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 6
- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
- 卷一百二十四 列傳第十一: 塔本 哈剌亦哈赤北魯 塔塔統阿 岳璘帖穆爾 李楨 速哥 忙哥撒兒 孟速思 Volume 124 Biographies 11: Taben, Halayihachibeilu, Tatatonga, Yuelintiemuer, Lizhen, Suge, Manggesaer, Mengsusi History of Yuan 元史 — count: 6
- 第八十四回 Chapter 84 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 5
- 第八十三回 Chapter 83 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 5
- 卷三百二十五 列傳第二百十三 外國六 浡泥 滿刺加 蘇門答喇 蘇祿 西洋瑣里 瑣里 覽邦 淡巴 百花 彭亨 那孤兒 黎伐 南渤利 阿魯 柔佛 丁機宜 巴剌西 Volume 325 Biographies 213: Foreign States 6 - Brunei, Malacca, Sumatra, Sulu Archipelago, Chola, Lampung, Kampar, Baihua, Pahang, Nakur, Lide, Lamuri, Aru, Johor, Terengganu, Safavid History of Ming 明史 — count: 5
- 第六十三回 Chapter 63 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 5
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
- 卷二十四 Scroll 24 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
Collocations
- 咬儿 (咬兒) 親衛軍王咬兒酗酒殺其孫 — History of Jin 金史, 卷十七 本紀第十七: 哀宗上 Volume 17 Annals 17: Aizong 1 — count: 28
- 咬咬 (咬咬) 命知樞密院事咬咬 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷四十二 本紀第四十二: 順帝五 Volume 42 Annals 42: Shundi 5 — count: 20
- 锁咬 (鎖咬) 鎖咬兒哈的迷失 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷二十七 本紀第二十七: 英宗一 Volume 27 Annals 27: Yingzong 1 — count: 10
- 咬虫 (咬蟲) 今晚必然喫那老咬蟲假意兒纏了去 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十一回 Chapter 21 — count: 6
- 哇咬 (哇咬) 良以冶容哇咬 — New Book of Tang 新唐書, 卷一百一十九 列傳第四十四 武平一 李乂 賈曾子:至 白居易弟:敏中 Volume 119 Biographies 44: Wu Pingyi, Li Yi, Jiaceng Zi: Zhi, Bai Juyi's brother Min Zhong — count: 6
- 咬指 (咬指) 近日吉平咬指為誓 — Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義, 第二十三回 Chapter 23 — count: 6
- 咬破 (咬破) 自咬破舌尖 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十六回 Chapter 26 — count: 6
- 咬响 (咬響) 咬響鋼牙 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第二十九回 Chapter 29 — count: 5
- 老咬 (老咬) 今晚必然喫那老咬蟲假意兒纏了去 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十一回 Chapter 21 — count: 5
- 咬碎 (咬碎) 那箇必剝剝咬碎牙關 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第十三回 Chapter 13 — count: 5