粵

牙ngaa4關gwaan1

simp牙关
ngaa4 gwaan1yá guān

English

  1. jaw
  2. mandibular joint
  3. mandibular joint

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 上下牙齒咬合嘅部分。

Examples

  • 咬紧牙关。

    Bite the bullet.

    Tatoeba · offdare CC BY

  • 汤姆咬紧牙关。

    Tom clenched his teeth.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 咬紧牙关坚持到底!

    Grit your teeth and bear it!

    Tatoeba · yuiyu CC BY

  • 在一連串可怕的事件中, 哥倫布曾經咬緊牙關撐過去。

    In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 咬緊牙關

    to clench one's teeth; be determined

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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