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ngaaˎ₄牙gaau˗₃骹
Pinyin: ya2 qiao1
Translations
nounthe jawbone
nounlower jaw/chatting
daaˊ²打ngaaˎ₄牙gaau˗₃骹
Pinyin: da3 ya2 qiao1
Translations
nounto chat aimlessly | also 打牙鉸
nounto chat
ngaaˎ₄牙gaau˗₃骹zin˗₃戰
简 牙骹战
Pinyin: ya2 qiao1 zhan4
Translations
nounjawbone match
noungrudge match; mock rivalry; face-saving contest
gaiˉ¹雞beiˊ²脾daaˊ²打janˎ₄人ngaaˎ₄牙gaau˗₃骹jyunˏ₅軟
简 鸡脾打人牙骹软
Pinyin: ji1 pi2 da3 ren2 ya2 qiao1 ruan3
Translations
noun(to hit someone's jaw with a chicken drumstick and the jaw will be soften); to persuade someone by offering him/her something pleasant
gaiˉ¹雞beiˊ²髀daaˊ²打janˎ₄人ngaaˎ₄牙gaau˗₃骹jyunˏ₅軟
简 鸡髀打人牙骹软
Pinyin: ji1 bi4 da3 ren2 ya2 qiao1 ruan3
Translations
noun雞腿打人牙關軟
nounto bribe someone with a small gift:
nounto offer a chicken leg (a small gift), and in return, the other person's joints of jaw becomes loose which is a metaphor for either to put in some good words for you or to tell you information you wanted.
noun(hit someone's jaw with a drumstick and the jaw will be soften); to persuade someone by offering him/her something pleasant