咬紧牙关 in English yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to bite the teeth tightly (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  • to bite the bullet

Simplified Characters

咬 紧 牙 关

Traditional Characters

咬 緊 牙 關

Pinyin

yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

咬yao3to bite 紧jin3tight 牙ya2tooth 关guan1surname Guan