齧牙

Chinese

		surname; gnaw	tooth; ivory
trad. (齧牙)		齧	牙
simp. (啮牙)		啮	牙

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngat⁶ ngaa⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngat⁵ nga^4*

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngat⁶ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: ngaht ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngat⁹ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nged⁶ nga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐt̚² ŋaː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngat⁵ nga^4*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡat̚³² ᵑɡa²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Verb

齧牙

(Cantonese, dentistry) to grind one's teeth (during sleep)

Synonyms

磨牙 (móyá)
(Hokkien) 哺齒／哺齿, 咬喙齒／咬喙齿, 咬喙齒根／咬喙齿根

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