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Meaning of 牙

Pinyin yá

Radical

Strokes

Definition

tooth / ivory

Usage

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龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ

to grimace (in pain) / to show one's teeth / to bare one's fangs

咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet

咬咬牙 yǎo yǎo yá

grit one's teeth / clamp the teeth together / grind one's teeth / gnash one's teeth

牙垢 yá gòu

dental plaque / tartar

匈牙利 Xiōng yá lì

Hungary

匈牙利人 xiōng yá lì rén

hungarians

匈牙利共和国 xiōng yá lì gòng hé guó

The Republic of Hungary

咬牙 yǎo yá

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

剔牙 tī yá

to pick one's teeth

咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ

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

刷牙 shuā yá

to brush one's teeth

牙刷 yá shuā

toothbrush / CL:把[ba3]

恒牙 héng yá

permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙) / adult tooth

拔牙 bá yá

to extract a tooth

牙槽骨 yá cáo gǔ

alveolar bone / os alveolare

槽牙 cáo yá

molar tooth

西班牙 Xī bān yá

Spain

獠牙 liáo yá

tusk / fang

伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent / having the gift of the gab

张牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo

to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

爪牙 zhǎo yá

pawn / lackey / accomplice (in crime) / collaborator / henchman / claws and teeth

葡萄牙 Pú táo yá

Portugal

牙齿 yá chǐ

tooth / dental / CL:顆|颗[ke1]

金牙 jīn yá

Gold tooth

象牙 xiàng yá

ivory / elephant tusk

牙膏 yá gāo

toothpaste / CL:管[guan3]

葡萄牙人 Pú táo yá rén

Portuguese (person)

蓝牙 Lán yá

Bluetooth

牙口 yá kǒu

the age of a draught animal as shown by the number of its teeth

海牙 Hǎi yá

The Hague (city in the Netherlands) / Den Haag

狼牙山 Láng yá Shān

Mount Langya in Hebei

牙龈 yá yín

gums / gingiva

牙关 yá guān

jaw / mandibular joint

犬牙交错 quǎn yá jiāo cuò

interdigitate / interlocking

犬牙 quǎn yá

fang / canine / canine teeth / laniarii cuspid

青面獠牙 qīng miàn liáo yá

ferocious-looking (idiom)

牙碜 yá chen

gritty (of foodstuffs) / fig. jarring speech

磨牙 mó yá

to grind one's teeth (during sleep) / pointless arguing / (coll.) molar

牙买加 Yá mǎi jiā

Jamaica

牙签 yá qiān

toothpick

牙缝 yá fèng

gap between teeth

蛀牙 zhù yá

tooth decay / dental cavities / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

镶牙 xiāng yá

to have a false tooth set in / denture

牙雕 yá diāo

ivory carving

牙髓 yá suǐ

tooth pulp

牙髓炎 yá suǐ yán

pulpitis

牙龈炎 yá yín yán

gingivitis