龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47930th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
龇 zī
to bare one's teeth; projecting teeth
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)