Definition & Meaning

1.look fierce; bare one's teeth; look ferocious

2.contort one's face in agony; grimace in pain

Word usage

zī yá liě zuǐ

龇 牙 咧 嘴

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1
sllook fierce; bare one's teeth; look ferocious
- wǒ kàn jiàn tā qì de zī yá liě zuǐ
  我看见她气得龇牙咧嘴。
  I've seen her get so angry that she looks very fierce.
- nà tiáo gǒu duì zhe wǒ zī yá liě zuǐ de kuáng háo
  那条狗对着我龇牙咧嘴地狂嗥。
  The dog growled and snarled at me.
- tā zī yá liě zuǐ de hǒu zhe
  他龇牙咧嘴地吼着。
  His mouth was contorted in a snarl.
2
slcontort one's face in agony; grimace in pain
- tā tòng de zī yá liě zuǐ
  他痛得龇牙咧嘴。
  His face twisted in a grimace of pain.
synonym
zī yá lái zuǐ咨牙俫嘴

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Note
"龇牙咧嘴" cannot be written as "呲牙咧嘴".

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