咬啮 (咬齧)
yǎo niè
Pinyin

Definition

咬啮 (咬齧)
 - 
yǎo niè
  1. variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yǎo niè]
  2. to gnaw
咬啮 (咬嚙)
 - 
yǎo niè
  1. to gnaw

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

yǎo
  1. 1 to bite
  2. 2 to nip
dīng yǎo
  1. 1 sting
  2. 2 bite (of insect)
yǎo yá
  1. 1 to clench one's teeth
  2. 2 to grind the teeth
  3. 3 gnaw
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
yǎo shāng
  1. 1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

Idioms (7)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth