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ngaat6 ngit6 jit6
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[粵] ngit6 jit6 ngaat6 | [國] nie4 gnaw; nibble; bite [粵] ngaat6 - Cantonese only grind one's teeth (in sleep) | [華] 磨 1. 嚙 has two variant forms: 齧 and 囓.
2. For the meaning of "gnaw", Jyutping ngit6 is the standard literary reading, jit6 is the variant literary reading, and ngaat6 is the colloquial reading. See this link: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]  Stroke count: 21
Level: 4
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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老嚙嚙
lou5 nget6 nget6 = old, tough 粵
嚙齒動物
jit6 ci2 dung6 mat6 = rodent
嚙牙
ngaat6 ngaa4*2 = to clench the teeth (making biting noises when asleep) |
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Showing 1 example containing 嚙 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 嚙
Unicode code for this character: U+5699 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 嚙
Unicode code for this character: U+5699 (off-site link)
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