咬嚼

Chinese

		bite; nip	to chew
simp. and trad. (咬嚼)		咬	嚼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎojué

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎojué
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojyué
  - Wade–Giles: yao³-chüeh²
  - Yale: yǎu-jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujyue
  - Palladius: яоцзюэ (jaoczjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Verb

咬嚼

to chew; to masticate
to think over; to mull over; to ponder; to ruminate

Usage notes

In the term 咬嚼 (yǎojué), the character 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jué; however, when used as a character by itself (meaning "to chew"), 嚼 (jiáo) is pronounced jiáo.

Synonyms

(to chew, to think over): 咀嚼 (jǔjué)

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