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 |
tooth / CL:颗 |