- 打牙祭 dǎyájì to have a special mealTo have a large and sumptuous meal, especially to treat oneself to meat or delicacies after a period of simple eating; traditionally refers to the meat meals eaten on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month.
- 打牙儿 dǎyár to joke aroundTo chat or crack jokes at others' expense; to tease someone in a playful or witty way.
- 水米不打牙 shuǐmǐbùdǎyá not even a grain of riceto not eat or drink anything at all; to have no food or water entering the mouth