Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth(mó yá záo chǐ)
Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth
Grinding teeth, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ó y á Z á och ǐ, which means gnashing teeth. Describe a ferocious look. It comes from Qian Qianyi's preface to the memorial of Zou Zhongjie in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Qian Qianyi's preface to Zou Zhongjie's memorial in Qing Dynasty: "woo Hoo! The vitality of heaven and earth can not destroy itself, but those who slander their husband and grind their teeth are still in the ascendant. "
Analysis of Idioms
Clench one's teeth
Idiom usage
He said to Qi Zhanjie with a gnashing of teeth: "then you can take a message with me and tell chief Wang that I'm going to leave now." Kang Zhuo's Dongfanghong Chapter 5
Chinese PinYin : mó yá záo chǐ
Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth
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make an unfounded attack upon sb.
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propose a marriage by pointing to the stomach -- an old practice of marriage had been engaged to each other before they were born
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