| 咬牙切齿 |
yǎo yá qiè chǐ |
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage |
| 咬 |
yǎo |
to bite / to nip |
| 咬 |
yǎo |
variant of 咬 |
| 咬牙 |
yǎo yá |
to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw |
| 牙 |
yá |
tooth / ivory / CL:颗 |
| 切 |
qiē |
to cut; to slice; to carve / (math.) tangential |
| 切 |
qiè |
definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
| 切齿 |
qiè chǐ |
to gnash one's teeth (in anger) |
| 齿 |
chǐ |
(bound form) tooth / (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention |