爪牙

zhǎoyá
  1. pawn
  2. lackey
  3. accomplice (in crime)
  4. collaborator
  5. henchman
  6. claws and teeth

CEDICT

  1. (figurative, derogatory) lackey; underling; henchman
  2. (figurative, literary) warrior
  3. (literally) claws and fangs of animals
  4. claws and fangs of animals
  5. lackey; underling; henchman
  6. warrior

Wiktionary

  1. 動物的尖爪和利牙。
  2. 比喻勇士。
  3. 比喻仗勢欺人的走狗。

重編國語辭典

  1. 勇士，衛士；得力的臣子、下屬
  2. 動物的爪子（或人的指甲）和牙齒
  3. 幫兇；走狗

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 爪 zhǎo
  1. foot of a bird or animal
  2. paw
  3. claws
  4. talons
2 牙 yá
  1. tooth
  2. ivory

classifier: 顆

Containing this entry

近爪牙龍 jìnzhǎoyálóng

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