犬牙相制 quǎnyáxiāngzhì interlocking like dog teeth Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 犬牙 quǎnyá interlocking Used metaphorically to describe terrain or borders that are jagged and interlocking like a dog's teeth (as in 犬牙交错 quǎnyájiāocuò)相 xiāng adverb mutually each other; one another; mutually制 zhì verb to control to restrict; to govern; to keep under control