塞牙

Chinese
 
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in; strategic pass; piston; unenlightened; Serb (abbr.); Serbian
 tooth; ivory
simp. and trad.
(塞牙)		 塞 牙

Pronunciation

Verb

塞牙

  1. (of food) to get stuck between the teeth
    這盤菜還不夠我塞牙的！ [MSC, trad.]
    这盘菜还不够我塞牙的！ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè pán cài hái bù gòu wǒ sāiyá de! [Pinyin]
    lit. This plate is not even enough for filling my teeth gaps.
  2. (figuratively, of one's words) to be caustic and unpleasant to hear

Synonyms
  • (to get stuck between the teeth): 塞牙縫／塞牙缝, (Cantonese) 攝牙罅／摄牙罅
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