Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 牙


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Meaning

tooth, tusk, ivory

Pronunciation

Explanation

Mnemonic

Side view of an elephant's head with a tusk .

Radicals

fang, tusk(Side view of an elefant's head with a tusk .)
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Vocabulary

西班牙 Xī bān yá Spain
咬牙 yǎo yá to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
爪牙 zhǎo yá pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
匈牙利 Xiōng yá lì Hungary
龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
牙釉质 yá yòu zhì dental enamel

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