咬牙

Chinese

		bite; nip	tooth; ivory
trad. (咬牙)		咬	牙
simp. ^#(咬牙)		咬	牙
alternative forms		齩牙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎoyá

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎoyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎoyá
  - Wade–Giles: yao³-ya²
  - Yale: yǎu-yá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauya
  - Palladius: яоя (jaoja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: ngáauh ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngao⁵ nga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-ngà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngau^ˊ nga^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ nga²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯²⁴ ŋa¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā-gê
  - Tâi-lô: kā-gê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaxgee
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka³³⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³⁻²¹ ɡe²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

Verb

咬牙

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

Derived terms

切齒咬牙 / 切齿咬牙
咬牙切齒 / 咬牙切齿 (yǎoyáqièchǐ)
怒目咬牙 (nùmù yǎoyá)