咬嚼

Chinese

		bite; nip	to chew
simp. and trad. (咬嚼)		咬	嚼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎojué

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎojué
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojyué
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-chüeh²
    • Yale: yǎu-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujyue
    • Palladius: яоцзюэ (jaoczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Verb

咬嚼

1. to chew; to masticate
2. to think over; to mull over; to ponder; to ruminate

Usage notes

In the term 咬嚼 (yǎojué), the character 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jué, however when used as a character by itself (meaning "to chew"), 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jiáo.

Synonyms

• (for both "chew" and "think over" senses): 咀嚼 (jǔjué)