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Word · VerbTraditional齮

bite; gnaw

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to bite; to gnaw

literary

Literary or Classical Chinese usage. Most commonly appears in the compound 齮龁 (yǐhé), meaning to gnaw or bite, and by extension to slander or attack.

Shǔ鼠
yǐ齮
hé龁
yī衣
wù物
 。

Rats gnawed on the clothes.

Měng猛
shòu兽
yǐ齮
rén人
 。

Ferocious beasts bite people.