Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 牙

tooth
ivory
CL:顆／颗 (kē)

to fill a tooth (cavity)
to have a tooth filled
a dental filling

buck teeth

molar tooth

odontopathy
dental disease

Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)

(old) middleman
broker

creamy white; ivory color

serrated edge
(old) middleman
broker

sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀 (ōuyá)

emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)

dental bridge

toothless
(fig.) powerless
ineffectual
weak

dental plaque

canine tooth; fang; tusk

tusk; fang

The Hague (city in the Netherlands)
Den Haag

gap between teeth

incisor tooth

incisor

ivory
elephant tusk

al dente

venomous fang

jaw
mandibular joint

incisor
molar
screw die
threading die

broker

tusk

dental plaque
tartar

permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙)
adult tooth

ivory carving

deciduous tooth
milk tooth
baby tooth
also written 乳齒／乳齿 (rǔchǐ)

(dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus)

Bluetooth

caries
rotten tooth (colloquial)
see also 齲齒／龋齿 (qǔchǐ)

tent of the commanding officer
tent capital of a nomadic people

to pick one's teeth

(dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus)

tooth pulp

tooth powder

deciduous tooth
milk tooth
baby tooth

gum
ivory bedframe

crown of a tooth
(dental) crown

gums
gingiva

(bicycle) crankset

dentist

to have a false tooth set in
denture

to brush one's teeth

crescent moon

dental implant

to get food stuck between one's teeth

toothache

(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)

to extract a tooth

dentistry

to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
pointless arguing
(coll.) molar

pawn
lackey
accomplice (in crime)
collaborator
henchman
claws and teeth

to clench one's teeth
to grind the teeth
gnaw

wisdom tooth

mouthguard
occlusal splint
dental impression tray
orthodontic plate
denture base
denture

tooth
dental
CL:顆／颗 (kē)

abutment tooth (dentistry)

toothbrush
CL:把 (bǎ)

to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth

curb

root of tooth

clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)

velar consonants of Middle Chinese

citadel
military headquarters

orthodontic brace
(dental) crown

orthodontic braces

dental floss
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

false teeth
dentures

repetition
other person's opinion
hearsay
parroting

toothpick

toothpaste
CL:管 (guǎn)

a good meal
sumptuous food

real estate agent (old)

teeth marks (left on sth)
bite marks

middleman (in former times)
broker

a year-end dinner for employees

to grow teeth; to teethe
growing teeth

tooth decay
dental cavities
CL:顆／颗 (kē),個／个 (gè)

buck tooth
projecting tooth

gritty (of foodstuffs)
fig. jarring speech

dental calculus; tartar

very old
obsolete
out of date

dentin
dentine

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 ( Zhōu Wénwáng) and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

see 蟲牙／虫牙 (chóngyá)

celluloid

(dialect) onion (loanword from Uyghur "piyaz")

palate (roof of the mouth)

Jamaica

tooth enamel

megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)

Mount Langya in Hebei

real estate agent (old)

Portugal

floss pick

Hungary

dental implant

crescent

water pick
oral irrigator

periodontitis (gum disorder)

periodontitis (gum disorder)

dental calculus; tartar

gap between teeth

Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang

dental bacterial plaque

gingivitis

lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
fig. to extract a confession under pressure

ivory tower

Spain

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

to grimace (in pain)
to show one's teeth
to bare one's fangs

yǎojǐnyáguān

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

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

yǎodìngyáguān

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

Portuguese (person)

mǎndìzhǎoyá

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(fig.) to get beaten up badly
to beat the crap out of (sb)

Portuguese (language)

zhèngyádàihuán

orthodontic brace

yákēyīshēng

dentist

qīngmiànliáoyá

ferocious-looking (idiom)

curb

shírényáhuì

to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
to parrot

to grimace (in pain)
to show one's teeth
to bare one's fangs

xiàodiàodàyá

to laugh one's head off
ridiculous
jaw-dropping

Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)

Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Xiōngyálìyǔ

Hungarian language

Portuguese (language)

yǎodìngyágēn

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

Spanish (language)

Spaniard
Spanish person

língyálìchǐ

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
having the gift of the gab

yǎojǐnyágēn

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

Yàmànyáxiāng

Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang

Xībānyágǎng

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago

jiǎoxíngyátào

orthodontic brace

Shèngdìyágē

(Tw) San Diego, California
Santiago, capital of Chile

Spanish language

yǎoyáqièchǐ

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

tiěchǐtóngyá

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

zhāngyáwǔzhǎo

to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

Yámǎijiāhújiāo

牙买加胡椒

[牙買加胡椒]

Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)

yáguānjǐnbìzhèng

牙关紧闭症

[牙關緊閉症]

lockjaw
trismus

yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì

牙齿矫正器

[牙齒矯正器]

orthodontic braces

hēliángshuǐdōusāiyá

喝凉水都塞牙

[喝涼水都塞牙]

(coll.) to be out of luck

gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

yǐyǎnhuányǎn,yǐyáhuányá

以眼还眼，以牙还牙

[以眼還眼，以牙還牙]

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
to give sb a taste of his own medicine

dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn

打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

[打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥]

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically