𤗈牙罅 (sip3 ngaa4 laa3) — (of food) get stuck between the teeth in Cantonese

sip˗₃𤗈ngaaˎ₄laa˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: xie4 ya2 xia4

Meaning of 𤗈牙罅

noun(of food) get stuck between the teeth
nounliterally: 'to fill the gap in between the teeth, used as a metaphor to emphazise the smallness or the insignificance of something, that it is virtually of little use or value (so small that it cannot even fill one's gap in their teeth)

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