牙 (ngaa4 | ya2) : teeth, tooth

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牙

ngaa4

ya2

[1] teeth; tooth [2] [v] bite [3] ivory articles [4] [n] broker [5] Kangxi radical 92

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 牙 (#92)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

牙

This word has been viewed 15641 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Aug 2009 16:58

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牙膏 ngaa4 gou1 ya2 gao1 = toothpaste

牙刷 ngaa4 caat3*2 ya2 shua1 = toothbrush

刷牙 caat3 ngaa4 shua1 ya2 = to brush one's teeth

牙齒 ngaa4 ci2 ya2 chi3 = tooth; teeth

刷牙洗面 caat3 ngaa4 sai2 min6 shua1 ya2 xi3 mian4 = brush one's teeth and wash one's face 粵

掹牙 mang1 ngaa4 = extract a tooth 粵

象牙塔 zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3 xiang4 ya2 ta3 = ivory tower

牙刷刷 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 = to brag; one who brags; braggart 粵

牙擦擦 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 = to brag; one who brags; cocky, arrogant 粵

牙籤 ngaa4 cim1 ya2 qian1 = toothpick
See all 130 compounds (CantoDict reports 133 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 牙

佢好牙擦粵
He is a very cheeky person.

刷牙要用牙膏。粵
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.

我需要一把新牙刷國
I need a new toothbrush.

捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

我使驚你,怕你有牙呀？粵
I am not afraid of you. It's not like you have any real bite.
[For first part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138128,138130#msg-138130 For latter part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?8,135281,135283#msg-135283]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 牙
Unicode code for this character: U+7259 (off-site link)

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