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嚼
嚼
jiao2
- to chew; also pr. 
| strokes | 20 | 
| radical |  | 
| strokes after radical | 18 | 
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倒嚼
倒嚼
dao3 jiao2
- to ruminate (of cows)
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嚼蜡
嚼蠟
jiao2 la4
- insipid
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嚼舌
嚼舌
jiao2 she2
- to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
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嚼舌根
嚼舌根
jiao2 she2 gen1
- to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
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嚼舌头
嚼舌頭
jiao2 she2 tou2
- to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
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嚼子
嚼子
jiao2 zi5
- bit; mouthpiece
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咀嚼
咀嚼
ju3 jue2
- to chew; to think over
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贪多嚼不烂
貪多嚼不爛
tan1 duo1 jiao2 bu4 lan4
- to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
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味同嚼蜡
味同嚼蠟
wei4 tong2 jiao2 la4
- tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); tasteless; insipid
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细嚼慢咽
細嚼慢嚥
xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4
- to eat slowly (idiom)
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咬嚼
咬嚼
yao3 jiao2
- to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over
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咬文嚼字
咬文嚼字
yao3 wen2 jiao2 zi4
- to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording