咬牙切齿 in English yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • gnashing one's teeth (idiomatic expression); displaying extreme anger
  • fuming with rage between gritted teeth

Simplified Characters

齿

Traditional Characters

Pinyin

yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

yao3to bite ya2tooth qie4to cut 齿chi3tooth