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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Radical: 牙 (#92)

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

牙

This word has been viewed 15643 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

牙煙 ngaa4 jin1 = danger 粵

西班牙 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 xi1 ban1 ya2 = Spain

葡萄牙 pou4 tou4 ngaa4 pu2 tao2 ya2 = Portugal

牙線 ngaa4 sin3 = dental floss

雞髀打人牙骹軟 gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5 = to bribe someone with a small gift 粵

尾牙 mei5 ngaa4 wei3 ya2 = a year-end dinner for employees

齙牙 baau6 ngaa4 bao1 ya2 = bucktooth, protruding front teeth

乳牙 jyu5 ngaa4 = baby teeth; deciduous teeth; dentes caduci; dentes decidui

大牙 daai6 ngaa4 = front tooth; molar

脫牙 tyut3 ngaa4 = dedentition (shedding of the teeth)

爛牙 laan6 ngaa4 = bad/decayed tooth, cavity

牙帶 ngaa4 daai3 = hairtail fish; belt fish 粵

牙帶魚 ngaa4 daai3 jyu4*2 = hairtail fish; belt fish 粵

滑牙 waat6 ngaa4*2 = (of a screw or bolt) to be stripped

牙力 ngaa4 lik6 = tooth

煙屎牙 jin1 si2 ngaa4 = smoke-stained teeth

牙痛 ngaa4 tung3 = a toothache

板牙 baan2 ngaa4 ban3 ya2 = front tooth; incisor; molar; screw die; threading die

牙簽 ngaa4 cim1 ya2 qian1 = toothpick

牙科醫生 ngaa4 fo1 ji1 sang1 ya2 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = dentist

牙垢 ngaa4 gau3 ya2 gou4 = plaque (dental)

牙垢膜 ngaa4 gau3 mok6*2 ya2 gou4 mo2 = plaque (dental)

牙肉 ngaa4 juk6 ya2 rou4 = gum (dentistry, lit. "tooth meat")

牙骨質 ngaa4 gwat1 zat1 ya2 gu3 zhi2 = (dental) cement

牙齒腐蛀 ngaa4 ci2 fu6 zyu3 ya2 chi3 fu3 zhu4 = tooth decay

蛀牙 zyu3 ngaa4 zhu4 ya2 = tooth decay; dental carie; a cavity

佛牙 fat6 ngaa4 = Buddha's tooth

假牙 gaa2 ngaa4 = dentures, false teeth

牙膠 ngaa4 gaau1 = teether, teething toy

象牙 zoeng6 ngaa4 = ivory, tusk

甩牙 lat1 ngaa4 shuai3 ya2 = to lose teeth

葡萄牙文 pou4 tou4 ngaa4 man4*2 = Portuguese (language)

葡萄牙人 pou4 tou4 ngaa4 jan4 = a Portuguese person

西班牙咖啡 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gaa3 fe1 = Spanish coffee

西班牙文 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man4*2 xi1 ban1 ya2 wen2 = Spanish (language)

西班牙人 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4 = a Spanish person

頭牙 tau4 ngaa4 = [n] 2nd day of the 2nd moon on the lunar calendar, sacrfices to 土地神 the god of the land (lit., "head tooth")

咬牙 ngaau5 ngaa4 yao3 ya2 = to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

作牙 zok3 ngaa4 = "making the tooth" for the God of Wealth

倒牙 dou2 ngaa4*2 dao3 ya2 = set one's teeth on edge

甩大牙 lat1 daai6 ngaa4 = tell a lie 粵

牙擦 ngaa4 caat3 = (to be) cheeky; cocky; conceited 粵

崩牙 bang1 ngaa4 = a broken tooth

打牙骹 daa2 ngaa4 gaau3 = to chat aimlessly 粵

得把牙 dak1 baa2 ngaa4 = boasting, boastful talk

發牙痕 faat3 ngaa4 han4 = to chatter on endlessly; speaking nonsense

見牙唔見眼 gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5 = smiling broadly (such that one "sees the teeth and not the eyes") 粵

見牙不見眼 gin3 ngaa4 bat1 gin3 ngaan5 = smiling broadly (such that one "sees the teeth and not the eyes")

象牙原料 zoeng6 ngaa4 jyun4 liu6*2 = raw ivory

象牙製品 zoeng6 ngaa4 zai3 ban2 = worked ivory

扷牙 jiu1 ngaa4 = pick (teeth) 粵

牙尖嘴利 ngaa4 zim1 zeoi2 lei6 = smooth talking 粵

牙齒當金使 ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2 = to be reliable, trustworthy

牙痛噉聲 ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1 = to be unwilling to do sth when asked 粵

牙屎屎 ngaa4 si2 si2 = to boast; to talk big

牙屎 ngaa4 si2 = to boast; to talk big

依牙鬆槓 ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gong3 = [1] clenching one's teeth 粵

牙齒印 ngaa4 ci2 jan3 = previous altercation 粵

牙骹 ngaa4 gaau3 = the jawbone

智慧牙 zi3 wai6 ngaa4 = wisdom teeth

牙屎斬斬 ngaa4 si2 zaam2 zaam2 = to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)

牙斬斬 ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2 = to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)

狗口長不出象牙 gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4 = everything one says to another is offensive

青面獠牙 ceng1 min6 liu4 ngaa4 qing1 mian4 liao2 ya2 = green-faced and long-toothed (terrifying in appearance)

拾人牙慧 sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4 = pick up phrases from sb and pass them off as one's own

叼紙牙 diu1 zi2 ngaa4 = a gripper (as used in printing)

防齲牙膏 fong4 geoi2 ngaa4 gou1 fang2 qu3 ya2 gao1 = anti-cavity toothpaste; anticarious toothpaste

牙詀詀 ngaa4 zaam1*2 zaam1*2 = glib-tongued 粵

打牙鉸 daa2 ngaa4 gaau3 = to chat aimlessly 粵

拔牙 bat6 ngaa4 ba2 ya2 = extract a tooth

剝牙 mok1 ngaa4 = extract a tooth 粵

哨牙仔 saau3 ngaa4 zai2 = go-ahead tooth boy; rabbit tooth boy 粵

哨牙妹 saau3 ngaa4 mui6*1 = go-ahead tooth girl; rabbit tooth girl 粵

撩牙 liu2 ngaa4 = pick (teeth) 粵

以牙還牙 ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4 = to repay evil: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth 粵

牙縫刷 ngaa4 fung4 caat3 ya2 feng4 shua1 = interdental brush

牙縫 ngaa4 fung4 ya2 feng4 = the space between the teeth

牙罅 ngaa4 laa3 = the space between the teeth 粵

老虎牙 lou5 fu2 ngaa4 = canine teeth 粵

虎牙 fu2 ngaa4 hu3 ya2 = canine teeth 粵

啱牙 ngaam1 ngaa4*2 yan2 ya2 = get along 粵

黑妹牙膏 hak1 mui6*1 ngaa4 gou1 hei1 mei4 ya2 gao1 = Hei Mei toothpaste

牙呀仔 ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2 = baby, infant 粵

實牙實齒 sat6 ngaa4 sat6 ci2 shi2 ya2 shi2 chi3 = 1. for sure; certainly; indeed; really; guarantee 2. (what sb. says is) the truth and nothing but the truth

牙痕 ngaa4 han4 ya2 hen2 = 1. to have an appetite for sth. 粵

箍牙 ku1 ngaa4 = get braces

落棚牙 lok1 paang4 ngaa4 = take the wind out of somebody's sails 粵

鋸牙 goe3 ngaa4 ju4 ya2 = sawtooth 粵

牙箍 ngaa4 ku1 ya2 gu1 = braces (for teeth)

嚙牙 ngaat6 ngaa4*2 nie4 ya2 = to clench the teeth (making biting noises when asleep)

咬緊牙關 ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gwaan1 yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1 = bite the bullet

牙醫 ngaa4 ji1 = dentist

藍牙 laam4 ngaa4 lan2 ya2 = Bluetooth

牙科 ngaa4 fo1 ya2 ke1 = dentistry

牙擦擦了哥 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 liu5*1 go1 = talking mynah bird toy 粵

匈牙利 hung1 ngaa4 lei6 xiong1 ya2 li4 = Hungary

牙買加 ngaa4 maai5 gaa1 ya2 mai3 jia1 = Jamaica

海牙 hoi2 ngaa4 hai3 ya2 = The Hague; Den Haag

牙床 ngaa4 cong4 ya2 chuang2 = alveolar ridge

匈牙利語 hung1 ngaa4 lei6 jyu5 xiong1 ya2 li4 yu3 = Hungarian (language)

牙列 ngaa4 lit6 ya2 lie4 = dentition

牙垢膜顯示劑 ngaa4 gau3 mok6*2 hin2 si6 zai1 ya2 gou4 mo4 xian3 shi4 ji4 = dental disclosing agent (common formation)

牙本質 ngaa4 bun2 zat1 ya2 ben3 zhi2 = dentine

牙石 ngaa4 sek6 ya2 shi2 = tartar, calculus

牙菌膜指示劑 ngaa4 kwan2 mok6*2 zi2 si6 zai1 ya2 jun4 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (Taiwan), ya2 jun1 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (PRC) = dental disclosing agent (common formation)

牙週病 ngaa4 zau1 beng6 ya2 zhou1 bing4 = periodontal disease

象牙質 zoeng6 ngaa4 zat1 xiang4 ya2 zhi2 = dentine

西班牙國家航空 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1 = Iberia (Airlines)

學童牙科保健服務 hok6 tung4 ngaa4 fo1 bou2 gin6 fuk6 mou6 = School Dental Care Service

象牙海岸 zoeng6 ngaa4 hoi2 ngon6 xiang4 ya2 hai3 an4 = Ivory Coast

藍牙技術 laam4 ngaa4 gei6 seot6 lan2 ya2 ji4 shu4 = Bluetooth technology (common formation)

聖地牙哥 sing3 dei6 ngaa4 go1 sheng4 di4 ya2 ge1 = San Diego (pre-1997 transliteration) 粵

牙周病 ngaa4 zau1 beng6 ya2 zhou1 bing4 = periodontal disease

牙醫助理 ngaa4 ji1 zo6 lei5 ya2 yi1 zhu4 li3 = dental assistant

實食冇黐牙 sat6 sik6 mou5 ci1 ngaa4 shi2 shi2 mao3 chi1 ya2 = practically certain; cocksure; in the bag 粵

巴沙加牙舞曲 baa1 saa1 gaa1 ngaa4 mou5 kuk1 ba1 sha1 jia1 ya2 wu3 qu3 = passacaglia

牙香樹 ngaa4 hoeng1 syu6 ya2 xiang1 shu4 = Incense tree

𤗈牙罅 sip3 ngaa4 laa3 = get stuck between the teeth 粵

牙齦 ngaa4 ngan4 ya2 yin2 = gum

牙骹戰 ngaa4 gaau3 zin3 ya2 qiao1 zhan4 = grudge match 粵

擳牙膏 zit1 ngaa4 gou1 = drip-feed; drip by drip 粵

香港牙醫學會 hoeng1 gong2 ngaa4 ji1 hok6 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Dental Association

黑人牙膏 hak1 jan4 ngaa4 gou1 = Darlie Toothpaste (lit., "black man's toothpaste")

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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