jiào
噍
chew; eat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to chew; to eat
archaicArchaic or literary term for chewing or eating. Rarely used in modern spoken language.
Hán含
yīng英
jǔ咀
huá华
，
kě可
yǐ以
màn慢
man慢
jiào嚼
qí其
shēn深
yì意
。
Savor the essence of literary works; you can slowly chew on their deep meaning.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
Shí食
bù不
yàn厌
jīng精
，
kuài脍
bù不
yàn厌
xì细
，
jiào嚼
ér而
yàn咽
zhī之
。
The ancients said: One should not tire of fine food, nor of finely minced meat, chewing and swallowing it.