To steel oneself or make a painful resolution to persevere through difficulty

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth in anger; to fume with rage; to describe a state of extreme hatred or resentment

to sting or bite, used specifically of insects such as mosquitoes or bees

to grit one's teeth tightly; to endure pain or hardship doggedly; to bite the bullet; to show firm determination in the face of difficulty

to take a bite or bite off a piece of something

To stick firmly to a statement or view; to assert something with absolute certainty or without any room for doubt

to mesh or fit together, used for things with uneven surfaces like gear wheels or joints

To break or puncture something with the teeth; to bite into and break the surface.

sound of birds chirping or singing

to break something off by biting or chewing it with the teeth

to assert emphatically; to stick to one's word or story and refuse to change it

to cause a stinging, pricking, or itching sensation in the hand, often accompanied by swelling, due to biting cold winds or frostbite

to weigh every word; to polish one's writing or speech to an excessive or pedantic degree

dog-eat-dog; a dogfight between evil people; used to describe a situation where villains or bad people fight one another and no one wins

To pronounce words or tones when speaking; to articulate.

to crunch or crush something with the teeth

To be bitten back by an animal one is interacting with

To make a false countercharge against an accuser; to turn on one's accuser and blame them instead.

(colloquial) to whisper in someone's ear; to lean in and speak privately to someone

the primary muscle of the jaw used for chewing and closing the mouth

to chew or masticate; to ruminate or mull over something

To mistake a person's good intentions for bad ones and turn against them; to fail to recognize someone's kindness. This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu), where the second part is [[不识好人心|不識好人心|bu4 shi2 hao3 ren2 xin1]].

(colloquial) to be difficult to articulate; to be a tongue-twister; same as [[绕嘴|繞嘴|rao4 zui3]]

to gnaw; to bite; to nibble or chew on something persistently

(regional) midges, gnats, or biting insects smaller than mosquitoes

to grit one's teeth; to endure hardship with determination; to remain resolute in the face of difficulty

rat-bite fever; sodoku

to grind one's teeth in pain or hatred; displaying extreme anger or resentment; a variant form

(literary) to lead a poor or simple life; literally meaning "to bite vegetable roots" or "to chew vegetable stalks"

to grit one's teeth; to set one's jaw in determination or to endure hardship; to display great resolve

The most sinister people can appear harmless; literally 'the dog that bites does not show its teeth'.

Once bitten by a snake, one is scared for ten years at the sight of a well rope; used to describe being extremely cautious or fearful after a single bad experience.

Literally "once bitten by a snake, for ten years one fears a well rope"; used to describe being overly cautious after a single traumatic experience.

literally "Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy mid-way"; used to describe someone showing up unexpectedly and disrupting a plan or causing a situation to go wrong

someone who shows up unexpectedly and disrupts a plan or situation. This expression refers to the general [[程咬金|程咬金|cheng2 yao3 jin1]] who is famous in folklore for launching sudden ambushes

A dangerous enemy often hides their intentions behind a calm or harmless appearance

A perennial herb with jagged leaves covered in stinging hairs that secrete irritating fluids upon contact; also used for food or medicine

to wound by biting

A condition where the upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly, or where teeth are misaligned within the dental arch; also called [[咬合不良|咬合不良|yao3 he2 bu4 liang2]]

misalignment of the teeth or an incorrect relation between the teeth of the two dental arches

A style of lip makeup where darker lipstick is applied to the inner part of the lips and blended outward to create a bitten or gradient effect

to pronounce or enunciate characters clearly; also refers to the formal vocalization or traditional opera pronunciation style used to distinguish specific tonal and consonant categories

To nitpick or find fault with someone's choice of words or phrasing

nail-biting; the habit of biting one's fingernails

to kill by biting; to be bitten to death

the habit of biting one's fingernails; onychophagia

a mark or scar left on the skin by a bite

To whisper in someone's ear; to speak in a low voice directly into someone's ear.

to grip tightly with one's teeth; to bite down firmly