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咬牙切齿 (咬牙切齒)
  • [yǎoyáqièchǐ]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

咬牙切齿 [yǎoyáqièchǐ]
  1. 1. Gnashing one's teeth to describe extreme hatred and anger.
    咬牙切齿地说出仇人的名字,吓我们一跳。
    He spoke out his enemy's name between clinched teeth, which gives us a fright.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

咬牙切齿 [yǎoyáqièchǐ]
  1. 1. 上下牙齿紧紧咬在一起。形容极端痛恨和愤怒。

Examples

咬牙切齿
咬牙切齿
咬牙切齿地咒骂。
to grind one's teeth
磨牙;咬牙切齿
to grind one's teeth
咬牙切齿

Word Decomposition


[yǎo]
+
[yá]
+
[qiè]
+ 齿
[chǐ]

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