niè​chǐ

rodent

  • created reference approved 啮齿/嚙齒 → 咬牙切齿/咬牙切齒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啮齿 / 嚙齒 niè​chǐ

    咬牙切齿 / 咬牙切齒 yǎo​yá​qiè​chǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 啮齿/嚙齒 · niè​chǐ · to gnaw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啮齿 / 嚙齒

    niè​chǐ

    to gnaw

    to gnaw; to bite with the teeth like a rodent

    啮 (literal) → 啮/齧 · niè · to gnaw 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 啮齿/嚙齒 · niè​chǐ · to gnash one's teeth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啮齿 / 嚙齒

    niè​chǐ

    to gnash one's teeth

    (literary) to gnash one's teeth as a sign of extreme anger; used in the same way as [[咬牙切齿|咬牙切齒|yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3]]

    啮 (literal) → 啮/齧 · niè · to gnaw 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 啮齿/嚙齒 · niè​chǐ · rodent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啮齿 / 嚙齒

    niè​chǐ

    rodent

    a rodent; pertaining to the order Rodentia (gnawing mammals)

    啮 (literal) → 啮/齧 · niè · to gnaw 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense