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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

磨牙 [móyá]
  1. 1. grind one's teeth (in sleep)
  2. 2. [Dialect] indulge in idle talk; argue pointlessly
    你别跟他磨牙了。
    Don't waste your time arguing with him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

磨牙 [móyá]
  1. 1. 熟睡时上下牙齿相互摩擦发声。
  2. 2. 比喻毫无意义地争辩;白费口舌
    别跟他磨牙了。
  3. 3. 医学上指臼齿。

Examples

别跟他磨牙了。
My wife grinds her teeth at night.
我老婆晚上睡觉时磨牙

Word Decomposition


[mó]
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[yá]

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