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牙关

yá guān

2-character word Traditional 牙關

What 牙关 means

1. jaw
2. mandibular joint

The characters in 牙关

• 牙yátooth; ivory
• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…

Example sentences

• 咬紧牙关。
  Bite the bullet.
• 汤姆咬紧牙关。
  Tāngmǔ yǎojǐn-yáguān.
  Tom gritted his teeth.
• 咬紧牙关坚持到底！
  Yǎojǐnyáguān jiānchí dàodǐ!
  Grit your teeth and bear it!
• 在一连串可怕的事件中, 哥伦布曾经咬紧牙关撑过去。
  Zài yīliánchuàn kěpà de shìjiàn zhōng, Gēlúnbù céngjīng yǎojǐnyáguān chēng guòqù.
  In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.

Words starting with 牙关

• 牙关紧闭症yá guān jǐn bì zhènglockjaw; trismus

Words containing 牙关

• 咬紧牙关yǎo jǐn yá guān(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering…
• 咬定牙关yǎo dìng yá guānsee 咬紧牙关

Sounds the same

Read yá guān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 牙冠crown of a tooth; (dental) crown