gnash the teeth in anger(yǎo yá qiè chǐ)

gnash the teeth in anger

Gnashing one's teeth, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ oy á Qi è ch ǐ, which means to describe extreme hatred or hatred, and to suppress a certain emotion or feeling. It comes from the Yuan dynasty sun Zhongzhang's Kan toujin.

Idiom explanation

Incise teeth: clench teeth to express hatred. Describes extreme hatred or hatred. It also describes trying to suppress an emotion or feeling.

The origin of Idioms

The second fold of sun Zhongzhang's "kan tou Jin" in Yuan Dynasty: "why do you gnash your teeth and make the criminal look like gold paper?"

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Chapter 70 of Shi Naian's outlaws of the Marsh: "I see that the leader of the water army explained Zhang Qing earlier. Many brothers have been injured by him, gnashing their teeth, trying to kill Zhang Qing. " In Chapter 52 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty, he said: "when he heard this, he was annoyed by an upright official. He gritted his teeth and cried out:" the court is so disorderly in the land of law and discipline, and the death of the state of Chen can be done! " In the 57th chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty, chaisangkou Wolong mourns the director of fengxiao in Leiyang County: Yu was very angry and gritted his teeth and said, "you said that I can't take Xichuan, I will take it!"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: hate to the bone, heartache, abhorrence, hate to the teeth Antonyms: smile, smile

Chinese PinYin : yǎo yá qiè chǐ