| 嚼 | 578B20 40A.00-9 | 部居  | 畫數 20 | ㄐㄩㄝˊ [jUe2] (sp. pr. ㄐㄧㄠˊ [jiao2] ; *ㄐㄧㄠˋ [jiao4] ). | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Chew: 嚼啐 masticate; 細嚼慢嚥 take one's time in eating; 咀嚼 (of food) chew carefully, (fig.) ponder over what one is reading; 味同嚼蠟 tasteless like chewing a candle. (2) Erode: 水嚼沙洲樹出根 (LL) the soil being eroded by water, tree roots lay exposed. (3) (*[jiao2]) V.i., prattle, prate, talk tediously: 嚼蛆 [jiao2qU1], 嚼舌 [jiao2she2], 嚼舌根 [jiao2she2gen1]↓. (4) (*[jiao4]) V.i., 反嚼 (of certain animals) chew the cud. | |||||
| Words | 1. 嚼蛆 *[jiao2qU1], v.i., (abuse) to talk nonsense, talk rot. 2. 嚼裹兒 *[jiao2guo0er0], n., (coll.) food and clothing. 3. 嚼舌 *[jiao2she2], v.i., to gossip: 嚼舌根 [jiao2she2gen1]; (a) to gossip; (b) tell lies, spread rumors. 4. 嚼子 *[jiao2zi0], n., a horse's bit. 5. 嚼用 *[jiao2yong4], n., (coll.) a family's daily expenses. | |||||