common
dialect

Meaning of 磨牙

磨牙 means to argue pointlessly; to waste words in futile debate; molar; a type of tooth at the back of the mouth for grinding food. Pronounced mó yá.

  • to argue pointlessly; to waste words in futile debate
  • molar; a type of tooth at the back of the mouth for grinding food

Definitions & Examples

Bié
gēn
le
 
jiǎng
tōng
de
 

Stop wasting your breath arguing with him; you can't get through to him.

men
liǎ
wèi
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
le
bàn
tiān
 

They wasted half the day arguing over a trivial matter.

zuì
fán
gēn
rén
 

I really hate getting into pointless arguments with people.