Usage of the character 咬

variant of 咬 (yǎo)

yǎo

咬

[咬]

to bite
to nip

sīyǎo

撕咬

[撕咬]

to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)

dīngyǎo

叮咬

[叮咬]

sting
bite (of insect)

yǎoshāng

咬伤

[咬傷]

bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

yǎogōu

咬钩

[咬鉤]

(of fish) to bite; to take the bait

yǎoniè

咬啮

[咬嚙]

to gnaw

yǎoyá

咬牙

[咬牙]

to clench one's teeth
to grind the teeth
gnaw

yǎohén

咬痕

[咬痕]

bite scar

qīngyǎo

轻咬

[輕咬]

to nibble

yǎohé

咬合

[咬合]

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together
(of gear wheels) to mesh
(dentistry) occlusion
bite

yǎojiáo

咬嚼

[咬嚼]

to chew
to masticate
to ruminate
to mull over

yǎodìng

咬定

[咬定]

to assert
to insist that

yǎozì

咬字

[咬字]

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
to enunciate

nièyǎo

齧咬

[齧咬]

gnaw

shìyǎo

噬咬

[噬咬]

to bite

yǎoniè

咬啮

[咬齧]

variant of 咬嚙／咬啮 (yǎoniè)
to gnaw

gǒuyǎogǒu

狗咬狗

[狗咬狗]

dog-eat-dog
dogfight

yǎojiǎpǐ

咬甲癖

[咬甲癖]

onychophagia (nail biting)

píyǎobìng

蜱咬病

[蜱咬病]

tick-bite sickness
informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵／发热伴血小板减少综合征 (fārèbànxuèxiǎobǎnjiǎnshǎozōnghézhēng)

hǔyǎozhū

虎咬猪

[虎咬豬]

see 刈包 (guàbāo)

yǎo'ěrduo

咬耳朵

[咬耳朵]

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

yǎochúnzhuāng

咬唇妆

[咬唇妝]

bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)

Chéng Yǎojīn

程咬金

[程咬金]

Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節／程知节 ( Chéng Zhījié), Chinese general of the Tang dynasty

jǐnyǎobùfàng

紧咬不放

[緊咬不放]

(idiom) unwilling to let go
like a dog with a bone
dogged

yǎoshézìjìn

咬舌自尽

[咬舌自盡]

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

fǎnyǎoyīkǒu

反咬一口

[反咬一口]

to make a false countercharge

hóngtóuyǎojuān

红头咬鹃

[紅頭咬鵑]

(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

yǎowénjiáozì

咬文嚼字

[咬文嚼字]

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

yǎodìngyágēn

咬定牙根

[咬定牙根]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

yǎojǐnyáguān

咬紧牙关

[咬緊牙關]

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
to bite the bullet

chéngxiōngyǎojuān

橙胸咬鹃

[橙胸咬鵑]

(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)

yǎodìngyáguān

咬定牙关

[咬定牙關]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

yǎojǐnyágēn

咬紧牙根

[咬緊牙根]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

hóngfùyǎojuān

红腹咬鹃

[紅腹咬鵑]

(bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)

yǎoyáqièchǐ

咬牙切齿

[咬牙切齒]

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

yīkǒuyǎodìng

一口咬定

[一口咬定]

to arbitrarily assert
to allege
to stick to one's statement
to cling to one's view

yǎozhe'ěrduo

咬着耳朵

[咬著耳朵]

whispering in sb's ear

yǎoréndegǒubùlòuchǐ

咬人的狗不露齿

[咬人的狗不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ

咬人狗儿不露齿

[咬人狗兒不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

bànlùshāchūgè Chéng Yǎojīn

半路杀出个程咬金

[半路殺出個程咬金]

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
sb whose presence is regarded as irksome

bànlùshāchūde Chéng Yǎojīn

半路杀出的程咬金

[半路殺出的程咬金]

see 半路殺出個程咬金／半路杀出个程咬金 (bànlùshāchūgè Chéng Yǎojīn)

yīniánbèishéyǎoshíniánpàjǐngshéng

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

[一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom)
fig. once bitten, twice shy

gǒuyǎo Lü Dòngbīn,bùshíhǎorénxīn

狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心

[狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心]

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
to ill reward a person's kindness

yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

[一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)