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咬 (ngaau5) — articulate; pronounce; be nitpicking on words in Cantonese

ngaauˏ₅咬
Mandarin Pinyin: yao3

Meaning of 咬

nounarticulate; pronounce; be nitpicking on words
nounincriminate; implicate; accuse
nounbite; gnaw; snap at
noun(verb) 1. accuse; 2. pronounce (on words); 3. to secretly ear whisper to others "咬耳仔"

Example Sentences with 咬

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
今日畀蚊咬到成身蚊𧕴。
I was covered by mosquito bites today.
喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten.
saat˗₃殺janˎ₄人kingˎ₄鯨ngaauˏ₅咬janˎ₄人。
Killer whales bite people.
tiuˎ₄條nimˎ₄蚺wuiˏ₅會aauˊ²咬janˎ₄人
Pythons can bite people.
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Words Containing 咬

飛擒大咬fei1 kam4 daai6 ngaau5
to be pushy (overly assertive/impatient)
狗咬狗骨gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1
Lit: dogs bite dogs' bone
咬文嚼字ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6
to pay excessive attention to wording.
咬死ngaau5 sei2
to bite to death; gnaw
咬兜ngaau5 dau1
to smoke a pipe [colloquial]
咬掉ngaau5 diu6
to bite off; to bite away [written]
咬米ngaau5 mai5
to eat [colloquial]
咬草ngaau5 cou2
to smoke weed [colloquial]
咬飯ngaau5 faan6
to eat [colloquial]
咬蔗啦去ngaau5 ze3 laa1 heoi3
go piss off! [colloquial]
大咬daai6 ngaau5
greedy; describes someone who is difficult to satisfy [colloquial]
狗咬狗gau2 ngaau5 gau2
dog-eat-dog, a quarrel between peers | [粵]: 鬼打鬼, 狗咬狗骨

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