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咬緊牙關
  ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gwaan1   jyutping
  yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1   pinyin
bite the bullet; endure with dogged will
[literal] grit one's teeth
[synonym] 頭皮, 硬食, , 死頂


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
咬緊牙關 / 咬紧牙关

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Characters in this word:

 ngaau5  -  bite; incriminate; articulate
 gan2  -  tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect
 ngaa4  -  teeth, tooth
 gwaan1  -  close; frontier pass; turning point; concern
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