yǎo wén jiáo zì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
fuming with rage between gritted teeth
yǎo yá
to clench one's teeth
to grind the teeth
gnaw
yǎo shāng
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
yǎo jǐn yá guān
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
to bite the bullet
yī kǒu yǎo dìng
to arbitrarily assert
to allege
to stick to one's statement
to cling to one's view
fǎn yǎo yī kǒu
to make a false countercharge
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
yǎo jiáo
to chew
to masticate
to ruminate
to mull over
yǎo shé zì jìn
to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
yǎo niè
variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4]
to gnaw
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
sī yǎo
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
chéng xiōng yǎo juān
(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
Chéng Yǎo jīn
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
hóng fù yǎo juān
(bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
hóng tóu yǎo juān
(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
pí yǎo bìng
tick-bite sickness
informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1]
yǎo ěr duo
(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
bàn lù shā chū de Chéng Yǎo jīn
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
yǎo hé
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together
(of gear wheels) to mesh
(dentistry) occlusion
bite
yǎo chún zhuāng
bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
yǎo zì
to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
to enunciate
yǎo dìng yá gēn
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
yǎo dìng yá guān
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
yǎo jiǎ pǐ
onychophagia (nail biting)
yǎo jǐn yá gēn
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
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