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咬

yǎo

1. 1 to bite
2. 2 to nip

啃

kěn

1. 1 to gnaw
2. 2 to nibble
3. 3 to bite

吃里爬外 | 吃裡爬外

chī lǐ pá wài

1. 1 to work against the interests of sb one derives support from
2. 2 to double-cross one's employer
3. 3 to bite the hand that feeds you

龁 | 齕

hé

1. 1 (literary) to gnaw
2. 2 to bite

齰

zé

1. 1 to bite

咬紧牙关 | 咬緊牙關

yǎo jǐn yá guān

1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
2. 2 to bite the bullet

贪多嚼不烂 | 貪多嚼不爛

tān duō jiáo bù làn

1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

噬咬

shì yǎo

1. 1 to bite

好高骛远 | 好高騖遠

hào gāo wù yuǎn

1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
2. 2 to aim too high

咬文嚼字

yǎo wén jiáo zì

1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

咬伤 | 咬傷

yǎo shāng

1. 1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

噬

shì

1. 1 to devour
2. 2 to bite

恩将仇报 | 恩將仇報

ēn jiāng chóu bào

1. 1 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)

吹灯拔蜡 | 吹燈拔蠟

chuī dēng bá là

1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
2. 2 fig. to die
3. 3 to bite the dust
4. 4 to be over and done with

咬钩 | 咬鉤

yǎo gōu

1. 1 (of fish) to bite