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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nièchǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nièchǐh
    • Wade–Giles: nieh⁴-chʻih³
    • Yale: nyè-chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehchyy
    • Palladius: нечи (neči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/, /jiːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/, /ŋaːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Verb

齧齒

1. (literary) to gnash one's teeth
2. (literary, figurative) to be in extreme anger; to be fuming with rage with gritted teeth

Adjective

齧齒

1. (zoology, attributive) relating to rodents

Derived terms

• 齧齒動物 / 啮齿动物 (nièchǐ dòngwù)
• 齧齒目 / 啮齿目 (nièchǐmù)