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龇牙咧嘴

zī yá liě zuǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression / to grimace / to snarl
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

齜牙咧嘴 龇牙咧嘴 [zi1 ya2 lie3 zui3] /(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl/

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Other forms in these source records: 齜牙咧嘴

  • 龇
    zī

    to bare (one's teeth)

  • 牙
    yá

    tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[kē]

  • 咧
    liē

    used in 咧咧[liē liē] / used in 大大咧咧[dà dà liē liē] / used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[mà ma liē liē]

    liě

    to draw back the corners of one's mouth

    lie

    modal particle expressing exclamation

  • 嘴
    zuǐ

    mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.