齧齒

Chinese

		surname; gnaw	tooth
trad. (齧齒/嚙齒)		齧/嚙	齒
simp. (啮齿)		啮	齿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nièchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngit⁶ ci², jit⁶ ci², ngaat⁶ ci²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nièchǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄔˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehchyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngit⁶ ci², jit⁶ ci², ngaat⁶ ci²
  - Yale: ngiht chí, yiht chí, ngaaht chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngit⁹ tsi², jit⁹ tsi², ngaat⁹ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngid⁶ qi², yid⁶ qi², ngad⁶ qi²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋiːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/, /jiːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/, /ŋɑːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Verb

齧齒

(literary) to gnash one's teeth
(literary, figuratively) to be in extreme anger; to be fuming with rage with gritted teeth

Adjective

齧齒

(zoology, attributive) relating to rodents

Derived terms

齧齒動物／啮齿动物 (nièchǐ dòngwù)

齧齒目／啮齿目 (nièchǐmù)

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