咬啮 Traditional form: 咬齧 Pinyin (reading): yǎoniè Definitions: variant of 咬嚙/咬啮 (yǎoniè) to gnaw Characters: 咬 - to bite, to gnaw 啮 - to bite, to gnaw Traditional characters: 咬 - to bite, to gnaw 齧 - to bite, to gnaw; to erode, to wear down