gritty; coarse (language)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
gritty; containing sand or grit (of food that grates unpleasantly on the teeth when chewed)
informalDescribes food, particularly vegetables or rice, that has not been washed properly and contains sand or small stones.
Cài菜
méi没
yǒu有
xǐ洗
gān干
jìng净
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
yá牙
chen碜
。
The vegetables weren't washed clean; they're a bit gritty.
Zhè这
mǐ米
fàn饭
zěn怎
me么
chī吃
zhe著
yá牙
chen碜
？
Why does this rice taste gritty when I eat it?
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Jīn今
tiān天
de的
cài菜
chǎo炒
de得
tǐng挺
hǎo好
，
jiù就
shì是
yǒu有
diǎn点
yá牙
chen碜
。
Today's stir-fry was pretty good, just a bit gritty.
adjective
coarse; vulgar; crude (of language that is unpleasant to hear)
informalMetaphorical usage describing speech that is crude, offensive, or embarrassingly vulgar. Often used in the structure '不嫌牙碜' (not afraid of being vulgar).
Nǐ你
jū居
rán然
shuō说
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
huà话
lái来
，
yě也
bù不
xián嫌
yá牙
chen碜
。
How can you actually say something like that? Aren't you embarrassed by how vulgar that sounds?
Zhè这
huà话
tīng听
zhe着
zhēn真
yá牙
chen碜
。
Those words sound really coarse.
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Dà大
tíng庭
guǎng广
zhòng众
zhī之
xià下
shuō说
zhè这
zhǒng种
zāng脏
huà话
，
nǐ你
yě也
bù不
xián嫌
yá牙
chen碜
。
Saying such filthy words in public—don't you feel ashamed of being so vulgar?