| 1 | 拗口 | 拗口 | ào kǒu | ao4 kou3 | hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding | | |
| 2 | 拗口令 | 拗口令 | ào kǒu lìng | ao4 kou3 ling4 | tongue twister | | |
| 3 | 三拗汤 | 三拗湯 | sān ào tāng | san1 ao4 tang1 | san'ao decoction (TCM) | | |
| 4 | 事事拗违 | 事事拗違 | shì shì ào wéi | shi4 shi4 ao4 wei2 | everything has gone to the dogs (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 违拗 | 違拗 | wéi ào | wei2 ao4 | to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc) | | |
| 6 | 硬拗 | 硬拗 | yìng ào | ying4 ao4 | (coll.) (Tw) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]); Taiwan pr. [ying4 ao1] | | |
| 7 | 拗 | 抝 | ào | ao4 | to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3]; variant of 拗 | | |