咬 ngaau⁵ {yǎo}

(verb) 1. accuse; 2. pronounce (on words); 3. to secretly ear whisper to others "咬耳仔"

齩〔咬〕 {yǎo}

1. to bite
2. to nip

咬 ngaau⁵ {yǎo}

1. to bite
2. to nip

咬口 ngaau⁵ hau² {yǎo kǒu}

bite the mouth; tender

咬弦 ngaau⁵ jin⁴ {yǎo xián}

to describe when two people or more hold different opinions or argue a lot

咬糧〔-粮〕 ngaau⁵ loeng⁴ {yǎo liáng}

to live on a retirement service pension after retiring from a government position

咬字 ngaau⁵ zi⁶ {yǎo zì}

enunciate

咬定 ngaau⁵ ding⁶ {yǎo dìng}

1. to assert
2. to insist that

咬痕 ngaau⁵ han⁴ {yǎo hén}

bite scar

咬合 ngaau⁵ hap⁶ {yǎo hé}

1. (of uneven surfaces) to fit together
2. (of gear wheels) to mesh
3. (dentistry) occlusion
4. bite

咬嚙〔-啮〕 ngaau⁵ jit⁶ {yǎo niè}

to gnaw

咬牙 ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴ {yǎo yá}

1. to clench one's teeth
2. to grind the teeth
3. gnaw

咬鉤〔-钩〕 ngaau⁵ ngau¹ {yǎo gōu}

to bite

咬傷〔-伤〕 ngaau⁵ soeng¹ {yǎo shāng}

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

咬嚼 ngaau⁵ zoek³ {yǎo jiáo}

1. to chew
2. to masticate
3. to ruminate
4. to mull over

咬口唇 ngaau⁵ hau² seon⁴ {yǎo kǒu chún}

bite the lips

咬一啖 ngaau⁵ jat¹ daam⁶ {yǎo yī dàn}

Have a bite

咬耳仔 ngaau⁵ ji⁵ zai² {yǎo ěr zǐ}

the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that they have to literally talk into each others' ears to be able to hear what it being said; literally 'biting ears'

咬唔入 ngaau⁵ m⁴ jap⁶ {yǎo ń rù}

having no chance of winning against someone, often used to describe a lawsuit

咬甲癖 ngaau⁵ gaap³ pik¹ {yǎo jiǎ pǐ}

onychophagia (nail biting)

咬耳朵 ngaau⁵ ji⁵ do² {yǎo ěr duo}

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

咬唇妝〔--妆〕 ngaau⁵ seon⁴ zong¹ {yǎo chún zhuāng}

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

咬緊牙關〔-紧-关〕 ngaau⁵ gan² ngaa⁴ gwaan¹ {yǎo jǐn yá guān}

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

咬文嚼字 ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶ {yǎo wén jiáo zì}

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

咬牙切齒〔---齿〕 ngaau⁵ ngaa⁴ cit³ ci² {yǎo yá qiè chǐ}

1. gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
2. fuming with rage between gritted teeth

咬舌自盡〔---尽〕 ngaau⁵ sit³ zi⁶ zeon⁶ {yǎo shé zì jìn}

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

咬著耳朵〔-着--〕 ngaau⁵ zoek⁶ ji⁵ do² {yǎo zhe ěr duo}

whispering in sb's ear

咬人狗兒不露齒〔---儿--齿〕 ngaau⁵ jan⁴ gau² ji⁴ bat¹ lou⁶ ci² {yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ}

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