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Usage of the character 啮

niè
[嚙]
  • to gnaw
  • to erode
niè
[囓]
  • variant of 嚙/啮 (niè)
  • to gnaw
nièhé
啮合
[嚙合]
  • (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh
  • to engage
yǎoniè
咬啮
[咬嚙]
  • to gnaw
yǎoniè
咬啮
[咬齧]
  • variant of 咬嚙/咬啮 (yǎoniè)
  • to gnaw
nièchǐlèi
啮齿类
[囓齒類]
  • rodents
nièchǐmù
啮齿目
[嚙齒目]
  • order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
qióngshǔnièlí
穷鼠啮狸
[窮鼠嚙狸]
  • a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
nièchǐdòngwù
啮齿动物
[嚙齒動物]
  • rodent