磨牙

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	tooth; ivory
trad. (磨牙)		磨	牙
simp. #(磨牙)		磨	牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ ngaa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móyá
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-ya²
    • Yale: mwó-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moya
    • Palladius: моя (moja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ jä³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: mòh ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ ŋaː²¹/

Verb

磨牙

1. (dentistry) to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
2. (dialect) to argue pointlessly; to indulge in idle talk

Synonyms

• (grind one's teeth): (Min Nan) 哺齒／哺齿, 咬喙齒／咬喙齿, 咬喙齒根／咬喙齿根

Noun

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1. molar

Synonyms

• 臼齒／臼齿 (jiùchǐ)
• 槽牙 (cáoyá)
• 大牙 (dàyá)
• (Hakka) 大牙板
• (Min Nan) 大層齒／大层齿, 大層／大层, 牙槽齒／牙槽齿, 後層齒／后层齿, 後層／后层

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