no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom); no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
海牙海牙hai3 ya2
The Hague (city in the Netherlands); Den Haag
喝凉水都塞牙喝涼水都塞牙he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2
(coll.) to be out of luck
恒牙恆牙heng2 ya2
permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙); adult tooth
虎牙虎牙hu3 ya2
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
换牙換牙huan4 ya2
to grow replacement teeth (zoology); to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth
基牙基牙ji1 ya2
abutment tooth (dentistry)
挤牙膏擠牙膏ji3 ya2 gao1
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste; fig. to extract a confession under pressure
假象牙假象牙jia3 xiang4 ya2
celluloid
假牙假牙jia3 ya2
false teeth; dentures
尖牙尖牙jian1 ya2
canine tooth; fang; tusk
姜子牙薑子牙jiang1 zi3 ya2
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
矫形牙套矯形牙套jiao3 xing2 ya2 tao4
orthodontic brace
洁牙潔牙jie2 ya2
scaling and polishing (dentistry)
巨牙鲨巨牙鯊ju4 ya2 sha1
megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)
蓝牙藍牙lan2 ya2
Bluetooth
狼牙山狼牙山lang2 ya2 shan1
Mount Langya in Hebei
老掉牙老掉牙lao3 diao4 ya2
very old; obsolete; out of date
伶牙俐齿伶牙俐齒ling2 ya2 li4 chi3
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
马路牙子馬路牙子ma3 lu4 ya2 zi5
curb
满地找牙滿地找牙man3 di4 zhao3 ya2
to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor; (fig.) to get beaten up badly; to beat the crap out of (sb)
门牙門牙men2 ya2
incisor
磨牙磨牙mo2 ya2
to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar
吽牙吽牙ou1 ya2
sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀
葡萄牙葡萄牙pu2 tao2 ya2
Portugal
葡萄牙人葡萄牙人pu2 tao2 ya2 ren2
Portuguese (person)
葡萄牙文葡萄牙文pu2 tao2 ya2 wen2
Portuguese (language)
葡萄牙语葡萄牙語pu2 tao2 ya2 yu3
Portuguese (language)
切牙切牙qie1 ya2
incisor tooth
青面獠牙青面獠牙qing1 mian4 liao2 ya2
ferocious-looking (idiom)
乳牙乳牙ru3 ya2
deciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth
塞牙塞牙sai1 ya2
to get food stuck between one's teeth
上牙膛上牙膛shang4 ya2 tang2
palate (roof of the mouth)
圣地牙哥聖地牙哥sheng4 di4 ya2 ge1
(Tw) San Diego, California; Santiago, capital of Chile
拾人牙慧拾人牙慧shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4
to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own; to parrot
刷牙刷牙shua1 ya2
to brush one's teeth
弹牙彈牙tan2 ya2
al dente
剔牙剔牙ti1 ya2
to pick one's teeth
铁齿铜牙鐵齒銅牙tie3 chi3 tong2 ya2
clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
尾牙尾牙wei3 ya2
a year-end dinner for employees
无牙無牙wu2 ya2
toothless; (fig.) powerless; ineffectual; weak
西班牙西班牙xi1 ban1 ya2
Spain
西班牙港西班牙港xi1 ban1 ya2 gang3
Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago
西班牙人西班牙人xi1 ban1 ya2 ren2
Spaniard; Spanish person
西班牙文西班牙文xi1 ban1 ya2 wen2
Spanish (language)
西班牙语西班牙語xi1 ban1 ya2 yu3
Spanish language
洗牙洗牙xi3 ya2
scaling and polishing (dentistry)
镶牙鑲牙xiang1 ya2
to have a false tooth set in; denture
象牙象牙xiang4 ya2
ivory; elephant tusk
象牙海岸象牙海岸xiang4 ya2 hai3 an4
Ivory Coast
象牙塔象牙塔xiang4 ya2 ta3
ivory tower
笑掉大牙笑掉大牙xiao4 diao4 da4 ya2
to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping
匈牙利匈牙利xiong1 ya2 li4
Hungary
匈牙利语匈牙利語xiong1 ya2 li4 yu3
Hungarian language
牙白牙白ya2 bai2
creamy white; ivory color
牙班牙班ya2 ban1
dental plaque
牙本质牙本質ya2 ben3 zhi4
dentin; dentine
牙病牙病ya2 bing4
odontopathy; dental disease
牙碜牙磣ya2 chen5
gritty (of foodstuffs); fig. jarring speech
牙城牙城ya2 cheng2
citadel; military headquarters
牙齿牙齒ya2 chi3
tooth; dental
牙齿矫正器牙齒矯正器ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4
orthodontic braces
牙床牙床ya2 chuang2
gum; ivory bedframe
牙雕牙雕ya2 diao1
ivory carving
牙粉牙粉ya2 fen3
dental floss; tooth powder
牙缝牙縫ya2 feng4
gap between teeth
牙缝儿牙縫兒ya2 feng4 er5
gap between teeth
牙膏牙膏ya2 gao1
toothpaste
牙根牙根ya2 gen1
root of tooth
牙垢牙垢ya2 gou4
dental plaque; tartar
牙关牙關ya2 guan1
jaw; mandibular joint
牙冠牙冠ya2 guan1
crown of a tooth; (dental) crown
牙关紧闭症牙關緊閉症ya2 guan1 jin3 bi4 zheng4
lockjaw; trismus
牙行牙行ya2 hang2
middleman (in former times); broker
牙慧牙慧ya2 hui4
repetition; other person's opinion; hearsay; parroting
牙机巧制牙機巧制ya2 ji1 qiao3 zhi4
ingenious gear machine; elaborate contraption
牙祭牙祭ya2 ji4
a good meal; sumptuous food
牙菌斑牙菌斑ya2 jun1 ban1
dental bacterial plaque
牙科牙科ya2 ke1
dentistry
牙科医生牙科醫生ya2 ke1 yi1 sheng1
dentist
牙克石牙克石ya2 ke4 shi2
Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
牙克石市牙克石市ya2 ke4 shi2 shi4
Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia