咬牙切齿 yǎoyáqièchǐ to gnash one's teeth Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 咬牙 yǎoyá verb to clench one's teeth To clench or gnash the teeth due to extreme anger or the endurance of great pain切齿 切齒 qièchǐ verb to gnash one's teeth To grind or clench the teeth together, used to express extreme hatred or anger; often appears in the phrase 咬牙切齿 yǎoyáqièchǐ.
