咬 (ngaau5 | yao3) : bite; incriminate; articulate

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咬

ngaau5

yao3

[1] bite; gnaw; snap at
[2] incriminate; implicate; accuse
[3] articulate; pronounce; be nitpicking on words

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

咬

This word has been viewed 10864 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Oct 2013 02:25

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咬字 ngaau5 zi6 yao3 zi4 = enunciate; articulate

咬弦 ngaau5 jin4 = mesh

狗咬狗骨 gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1 = dog eat dog; brother and sister quarrel 粵

咬唔入 ngaau5 m4 jap6 = tough 粵

咬死 ngaau5 sei2 = to bite to death; gnaw

無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death

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

飛擒大咬 fei1 kam4 daai6 ngaau5 = to be pushy (overly assertive/impatient)

咬文嚼字 ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 yao3 wen2 jiao2 zi4 = to pay excessive attention to wording

咬耳仔 au5 ji5 zai2 = secret talk 粵
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喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten.
[Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.

今日畀蚊咬到成身蚊𧕴。粵
I was covered by mosquito bites today.
[Lit. Today by mosquito bite arrive whole-body mosquito-bite]

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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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