撩牙

Chinese

		stitch; take; tease stitch; take; tease; lift up (skirt); pull up (sleeve)	tooth; ivory
trad. (撩牙)		撩	牙
simp. #(撩牙)		撩	牙

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu¹ ngaa⁴ / liu² ngaa⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu¹ ngaa⁴ / liu² ngaa⁴
    • Yale: līu ngàh / líu ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu¹ ngaa⁴ / liu² ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu¹ nga⁴ / liu² nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/, /liːu̯³⁵ ŋaː²¹/

Verb

撩牙

1. (Cantonese) to pick one's teeth

Synonyms

• 剔牙 (tīyá)
• (Min Nan) 撓喙齒／挠喙齿