呲牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ

to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to grimace (in pain)
  2. 2. to show one's teeth
  3. 3. to bare one's fangs

Characters

Character Meaning
呲 zī
variant of 齜zī; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory
咧 liě
modal particle expressing exclamation; see 咧咧liē liē
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)