咬嚼

Chinese

		bite; nip	to chew
simp. and trad. (咬嚼)		咬	嚼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎojué

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎojué
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujyue
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/

Verb

咬嚼

to chew; to masticate
to think over; to mull over; to ponder; to ruminate

Usage notes

In the term 咬嚼 (yǎojué), the character 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jué, however when used as a character by itself (meaning "to chew"), 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jiáo.

Synonyms

(for both "chew" and "think over" senses): 咀嚼 (jǔjué)

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