换牙 換牙 huàn yá to grow replacement teeth (zoology) / to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth 咬牙 yǎo yá to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw syn 咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth syn 长牙 長牙 zhǎng yá to grow teeth / to teethe / growing teeth 龇 齜 zī projecting teeth / to bare one's teeth 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet syn 齿更 齒更 chǐ gēng dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth) 荻 dí Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi 玓 dì pearly 皓齿 皓齒 hào chǐ white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty) 皓齿明眸 皓齒明眸 hào chǐ míng móu white teeth and bright eyes (idiom) / lovely young woman 蛾眉皓齿 蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom) / lovely young woman 明眸皓齿 明眸皓齒 míng móu hào chǐ to have bright eyes and white teeth syn 皓齿朱唇 皓齒硃唇 hào chǐ zhū chún white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom) / lovely young woman 白领 白領 bái lǐng white-collar / white-collar worker 洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white / pure white syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 冬瓜 dōng guā wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 汉白玉 漢白玉 hàn bái yù white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting 皑皑 皚皚 ái ái (literary) white as snow / pure white syn 白蜡 白蠟 bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 白军 白軍 bái jūn White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) 白痢 bái lì dysentery characterized by white mucous stool / white diarrhea 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong syn 虫白蜡 蟲白蠟 chóng bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 虫蜡 蟲蠟 chóng là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 奶汤 奶湯 nǎi tāng white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine 精白 jīng bái pure white / spotlessly white 白大衣高血压 白大衣高血壓 bái dà yī gāo xuè yā white coat hypertension / white coat syndrome 白虎观 白虎觀 bái hǔ guàn White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 黑白分明 hēi bái fēn míng lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous / black-and-white / in sharp contrast / to distinguish clearly right from wrong syn 米白色 mǐ bái sè off-white / creamy white 白皮猪 白皮豬 bái pí zhū (derog.) white person / white pig 美白 měi bái to whiten (the skin or teeth) 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 刷牙 shuā yá to brush one's teeth 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 口齿 口齒 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc) syn 爪牙 zhǎo yá pawn / lackey / accomplice (in crime) / collaborator / henchman / claws and teeth syn 磨牙 mó yá to grind one's teeth (during sleep) / pointless arguing / (coll.) molar syn 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 牙缝 牙縫 yá fèng gap between teeth 龇牙咧嘴 齜牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain) / to show one's teeth / to bare one's fangs syn 撕咬 sī yǎo to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another) 假牙 jiǎ yá false teeth / dentures 切齿 切齒 qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth (in anger) 啮合 嚙合 niè hé (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh / to engage 龃龉 齟齬 jǔ yǔ (literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned / (fig.) in disagreement / at odds syn 暴牙 bào yá buck teeth 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 剔牙 tī yá to pick one's teeth 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 chún wáng chǐ hán lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom) / fig. intimately interdependent syn 栉比 櫛比 zhì bǐ lined up close (like teeth of a comb) 颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc syn 嘶 sī hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) syn 剔 tī to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out syn 龋 齲 qǔ decayed teeth / dental caries 龈 齦 yín gums (of the teeth) syn 嗑 kè to crack (seeds) between one's teeth syn 龆 齠 tiáo shed the milk teeth / young 龀 齔 chèn to replace the milk teeth 齗 kěn gums (of the teeth) / to dispute 齯 ní teeth grown in old age 怒目切齿 怒目切齒 nù mù qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth in anger 上齿 上齒 shàng chǐ upper teeth 下齿 下齒 xià chǐ bottom teeth 齞 niàn to display the teeth 齵 yú uneven (teeth) 全副武装 全副武裝 quán fù wǔ zhuāng fully armed / armed to the teeth / fig. fully equipped 前臼齿 前臼齒 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals) 呲牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain) / to show one's teeth / to bare one's fangs 哀哭切齿 哀哭切齒 āi kū qiè chǐ weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom) 木齿耙 木齒耙 mù chǐ pá a rake (with wooden teeth) 没齿不忘 沒齒不忘 mò chǐ bù wàng lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out / to remember as long as one lives / unforgettable (idiom) syn 没齿难忘 沒齒難忘 mò chǐ nán wàng hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom) / to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude 牙缝儿 牙縫兒 yá fèng r gap between teeth 狗窦 狗竇 gǒu dòu dog hole / gap caused by missing teeth / fig. den of thieves 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi dog hole wide open (idiom) / fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly) 磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) / pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah syn 齱 zōu uneven teeth / buck-toothed 齱齵 zōu yú uneven teeth / buck-toothed 龋蠹 齲蠹 qǔ dù rotten teeth 睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth / to talk drivel 龙牙 龍牙 dragon teeth 塞牙 sāi yá to get food stuck between one's teeth 满地找牙 滿地找牙 mǎn dì zhǎo yá to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor / (fig.) to get beaten up badly / to beat the crap out of (sb) 睁眼说瞎话 睜眼說瞎話 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth / to talk drivel 𫐐 輗 ní clamps for crossbar of carriage / teeth grown in old age 牙印 yá yìn teeth marks (left on sth) / bite marks 咬人的狗不露齿 咬人的狗不露齒 yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom) / fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically 咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá - qiè chǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth / to fume with rage syn 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 白色 bái sè white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist syn 