Chinese Word: 龇 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

龇 (Trad.: 齜)

Pinyin: zī

English Definition: projecting teeth; to bare one's teeth

Chinese Definition:
①张开嘴露出牙齿：龇牙咧嘴。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 齒

Pictophonetic:此 indicates the sound; 齿 (teeth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 齿 [ chǐ ] teeth; gears, cogs; age
- 此 [ cǐ ] this, these; in this case, then

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	龇牙咧嘴	zī yá liě zuǐ	to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
	龇牙瞪眼	zī yá dèng yǎn	to bare the teeth and stare (idiom)

1		nà 那 bái rén 白人 zī 龇 zhe 着 yá 牙。 The white man bared his teeth.
2		gǒu 狗 zī 龇 zhe 着 yá chōng 牙冲 wǒ 我 jiào 叫。 The dog bared its gums at me.
3		tā 它 zī 龇 qǐ 起 yá chōng 牙冲 wǒ 我 páo xiào 咆哮。 He growled at me and showed his teeth.
4		tā 它 yáo dòng 摇动 zhe 着 fēn chéng 分成 le 了 sān chā 三叉 de 的 shé tou 舌头， zī 龇 chū 出 sān 三 pái 排 yá chǐ 牙齿。 It vibrated a triple tongue, and showed a triple row of teeth.
5		bú lùn 不论 rú hé 如何， tā 她 zī 龇 le 了 zī 龇 yá 牙， rán hòu 然后 zhuǎn xiàng 转向 nà 那 jǐ ge 几个 gèng dà 更大 de 的 jì sī 祭司。 Either way, she flashed her teeth before turning to the larger priestesses .

1		nà 那 bái rén 白人 zī 龇 zhe 着 yá 牙。 The white man bared his teeth.
2		gǒu 狗 zī 龇 zhe 着 yá chōng 牙冲 wǒ 我 jiào 叫。 The dog bared its gums at me.
3		tā 它 zī 龇 qǐ 起 yá chōng 牙冲 wǒ 我 páo xiào 咆哮。 He growled at me and showed his teeth.
4		tā 它 yáo dòng 摇动 zhe 着 fēn chéng 分成 le 了 sān chā 三叉 de 的 shé tou 舌头， zī 龇 chū 出 sān 三 pái 排 yá chǐ 牙齿。 It vibrated a triple tongue, and showed a triple row of teeth.
5		bú lùn 不论 rú hé 如何， tā 她 zī 龇 le 了 zī 龇 yá 牙， rán hòu 然后 zhuǎn xiàng 转向 nà 那 jǐ ge 几个 gèng dà 更大 de 的 jì sī 祭司。 Either way, she flashed her teeth before turning to the larger priestesses .