To bite and grind food into smaller pieces with the teeth.

(idiom) To chew food carefully and swallow slowly; to eat with deliberation for better digestion.

To gossip or badmouth others behind their backs; to spread rumors.

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

(idiom) describes something so dry and dull that it is like chewing wax; typically used for boring writing or speech

Muscles located around the mouth and jaw that are responsible for chewing, including the [[咬肌|咬肌|yao3 ji1]], [[颞肌|顳肌|nie4 ji1]], and others.

to gossip maliciously; to spread rumors or stir up trouble behind people's backs

to chew or masticate; to ruminate or mull over something

insipid; uninteresting; dry and boring as if chewing wax

to take on more than one can manage or process; to be overambitious to the point of being unable to digest or finish what one has started

tasteless and dull, like chewing on wax; describes dry and uninteresting speech or writing

the metal mouthpiece of a bridle used to control a horse or other animal

(colloquial) money needed for food and daily necessities; living costs; grain for food

(of ruminants like cows or sheep) to bring up food from the stomach to chew again; ruminate

Literally meaning "to chew vigorously while passing a butcher shop," this expression describes someone who uses fantasy to comfort themselves when they cannot achieve their actual desires.

a traditional alcoholic drink made by fermenting rice that has been chewed and spat into a container

literally meaning bread previously chewed by someone else has no flavor; used to describe how there is no satisfaction or value in merely repeating what others have already done or discovered

the quality of being chewy or having a pleasantly firm texture when chewed

the quality of being chewy or having a pleasantly firm texture when eaten

to talk nonsense or speak in an unreasonable manner

the metal bit of a bridle placed in the mouth of a horse or mule to control it

tobacco that is chewed rather than smoked

daily family expenditure; money for food and necessities

To chatter or gossip about others; to spread rumors or engage in idle talk behind someone's back.

to talk nonsense; to speak incoherently

daily expenses for food, clothing, and other necessities; also refers more broadly to a person's livelihood or food rations

to grumble; to complain or criticize behind someone's back; to talk nonsense

An alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice; traditionally produced by chewing the grains to break down starches into fermentable sugars.

Literally meaning to stand in front of a butcher's shop and chew vigorously; used to describe comforting oneself with illusions of something one desires but cannot have.cannot actually have

to engage in harmful talk, gossip, or slander; to spread malicious rumors

To argue unreasonably or chatter on meaninglessly; used to criticize someone whose talk is tedious and unending.