齧牙

Chinese

		surname; gnaw	tooth; ivory
trad. (齧牙)		齧	牙
simp. (啮牙)		啮	牙

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngat⁶ ngaa⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngat⁵ nga^4*

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngat⁶ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: ngaht ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngat⁹ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nged⁶ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐt̚² ŋaː²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngat⁵ nga^4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡat̚³² ᵑɡa²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Verb

齧牙

1. (Cantonese, dentistry) to grind one's teeth (during sleep)

Synonyms

• 磨牙 (móyá)
• (Hokkien) 哺齒／哺齿, 咬喙齒／咬喙齿, 咬喙齒根／咬喙齿根