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龇牙咧嘴

Word · VerbTraditional齜牙咧嘴

bare fangs; grimace in pain

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to bare one's teeth; to look fierce and threatening

Describes the facial expression of animals or people when showing aggression, with teeth exposed and mouth twisted.

Nà那
zhī只
gǒu狗
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
de地
chōng冲
zhe着
wǒ我
jiào叫
 。

The dog barked at me fiercely, baring its teeth.

Tā他
qì气
de得
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
 ,
yī一
fù副
yào要
dǎ打
jià架
de的
yàng样
zi子
 。

He was so angry that he was baring his teeth, looking like he wanted to start a fight.

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Guài怪
shòu兽
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
de地
pū扑
xiàng向
yīng英
xióng雄
 。

The monster lunged at the hero, baring its fangs.

2.

verb

to grimace; to contort one's face (in pain)

Describes the facial expression when someone is suffering from severe pain or extreme discomfort, often with teeth showing and mouth twisted.

Tā他
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
 ,
téng疼
de得
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
 。

He fell and was grimacing in pain.

Yī医
shēng生
àn按
le了
yī一
xià下
tā他
de的
shāng伤
kǒu口
 ,
tā他
lì立
kè刻
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
 。

The doctor pressed on his wound, and he immediately grimaced.

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Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
tài太
là辣
le了
 ,
chī吃
de得
tā他
zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
 。

The dish was so spicy that he was grimacing as he ate.