咬牙

咬

yǎo

牙

yá

to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw

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咬

yǎo = y + ao3

to bite / to nip

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咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

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咬

齩

yǎo = y + ao3

variant of 咬[yao3]

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Add a new mnemonic for 齩 = 齒 + 交

牙

yá = y + a2

tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[ke1]

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Mnemonic symbol: wisdom tooth. Maud Younger has a wisdom tooth removed just inside the ashram's kitchen.

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咬

yǎo

牙

yá

切

qiè

齿

齒

chǐ

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

咬

yǎo

牙

yá

切

qiè

齿

齒

chǐ

gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth

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