Chinese Word of the Day

牙齿
yá chǐ

tooth

Definitions

Chinese > English
牙齿
1. Simplified form of 牙齒
牙齒	yáchǐ
1. n. (anatomy) tooth
種zhòng植牙齒 - to implant teeth
矯正牙齒 - to correct irregularities in the teeth
English > Chinese
tooth
1. 名词. 牙齿、齿、牙
Components
牙	yá
1. (anatomy) tooth
拔牙 - to take out a tooth -
我牙疼。 - I have a toothache. -
2. (anatomy) ivory; tusk of elephant
牙雕 - ivory sculpture -
3. screw thread
4. (literary, obsolete) to bite
5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 衙 (government office; yamen)
6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 芽 (to sprout)
7. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) (Prefix used in front of the surname or last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness.)
8. (historical) broker
齿
1. Simplified form of 齒
齒	chǐ
1. (anatomy) tooth
牙齒 - tooth
2. (figurative) tooth- or zigzag-like thing, such as a sawtooth, cogwheel, or fern
3. (figurative) age (of a person or animal)
4. to juxtapose; to put side by side
5. to utter; to mention
6. (dialectal) to touch; to be in contact with
7. (Xiang) pay attention, to be concerned with
你莫齒他就是的。 (nyi3 mo6 chr3 ta1 ziou5 shr5 di, X) - It would be better to not pay attention to him.
我才懶齒得。 (ngo3 zai2 lan3 chr3 de, X) - I'd rather not concern myself.
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