| 咬 | 604A25 40A.82-6 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄧㄠˇ [yao3] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To bite: 咬一口 give a bite; 咬斷了 to bite off; 咬不動 (food) too tough to bite; 蟲咬 bitten by insect; 咬菜根 to live on bare subsistence. (2) To persist in accusing person at court: 咬定是他 accused him definitely; 賊咬一口 the thief accuses s.o. as accomplice; 一口咬定 to accuse definitely. (3) To bark: 聽見狗直咬 heard dog barking incessantly. (4) To gnash teeth: 咬牙 [yao3ya2]↓; 咬緊牙根 keep a stiff upper lip. | |||||
| Words | 1. 咬扯 [yao2che3], v.i., to chafe, give vent by angry talking. 2. 咬春 [yao3chun1], v.i., (Peiking dial.) formerly, a custom of eating turnip raw on 立春 (arrival of Spring); 立春 see Appendix B. 3. 咬  （兒） [yao3qUn2] ([yao3qUe2er0]), v.i., “bite the herd”－create trouble inside group.4. 咬耳  [yao2er3duo0], v.i., “bite the ear”－whisper.5. 咬筋 [yao3jin1], n., maxillary muscle. 6. 咬破 [yao3po4], v.i., bite open, bite to pieces. 7. 咬舌兒 [yao3she2er0], v.i., to lisp, talk with unclear consonants, also 咬舌子. 8. 咬手 [yao2shou3], v.i., to have chilblains. 9. 咬字兒 [yao3ze4er0], v.i., (Chin. opera) training in enunciation, particularly difference between ch and ts. 10. 咬文 [yao3wen2], phr., 咬文嚼字 or 咂字, to “chew words”－overfastidious and oft. too literal interpretation of words. 11. 咬牙 [yao3ya2], v.i., (1) pay too much attention to details, too dogmatic or insistent; (2) to grind one's teeth in sleep: 咬牙切齒 to gnash teeth in hatred. | |||||