mó​yá

to grind one's teeth

  • created reference approved 磨牙 → 磨嘴 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙 mó​yá

    磨嘴 mó​zuǐ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 磨牙 → 磨嘴皮子 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙 mó​yá

    磨嘴皮子 mó​zuǐ​pí​zi

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 磨牙 → 臼齿/臼齒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙 mó​yá

    臼齿 / 臼齒 jiù​chǐ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 磨牙 → 槽牙 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙 mó​yá

    槽牙 cáo​yá

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 磨牙 · mó​yá · to grind one's teeth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙

    mó​yá

    to grind one's teeth

    To grind the upper and lower teeth together, especially during sleep.

    磨, 牙

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨牙 · mó​yá · to argue pointlessly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙

    mó​yá

    to argue pointlessly

    To bicker or argue over trifles or to waste one's breath

    磨, 牙

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to pester 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨牙 · mó​yá · molar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙

    mó​yá

    molar

    A molar tooth located at the back of the mouth used for grinding food.

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨牙 · mó​yá · to chat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨牙

    mó​yá

    to chat

    To engage in idle gossip or talk about unimportant things

    磨, 牙

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to pester 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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

    created sense