咬牙

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

CEDICT

  1. to grind one's teeth (in sleep)
  2. to grit one's teeth; to gnash one's teeth

Wiktionary

  1. 形容极为愤怒。
  2. 形容忍受极大的痛苦，坚持到底。
  3. 计较分明、过于精明。
  4. 严格不放鬆。
  5. 一种睡眠中牙齿相磨的情形。多为消化不良的病象。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 咬 yǎo
  1. to bite
  2. to nip
=1 咬 yǎo variant of 咬 yǎo
2 牙 yá
  1. tooth
  2. ivory

classifier: 顆

Containing this entry

咬牙切齿 yǎoyáqièchǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
怒目咬牙 nùmùyǎoyá

Related entries

咥 dié
  1. gnaw
  2. bite