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Jyutping ngaau5
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 咬哇 and 哇咬.

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Jyutping ngaau5
Pinyin jiāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 咬咬.

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Jyutping gaau1
Pinyin yǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the sound of bird singing

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Jyutping ngaau1
Pinyin yǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a type of music

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Jyutping aau1
Pinyin yǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a type of music

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Jyutping ngaau5
Pinyin yǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bite
  2. to nip
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. accuse; 2. pronounce (on words); 3. to secretly ear whisper to others "咬耳仔"
  2. to bite/to nip/to gnaw/to snap at/to incriminate/to accuse/to articulate/to pronounce
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用口​或者​牙齒​夾實​、​插​穿​或者​撕裂​一​啲​嘢
    to bite
    • 我俾狗咬啊!
      我俾狗咬啊!
      ngo5 bei2 gau2 ngaau5 aa3!
      I was bitten by a dog!
  2. 動詞
    用​工具​鉗住​或​卡住​啲​嘢
    to use tools to clamp down on, or to bind or stick two things together
    • 條螺絲咬唔實。
      条螺丝咬唔实。
      tiu4 lo4 si1 ngaau5 m4 sat6
      The screw's thread is not catching.
  3. 動詞
    誣​諂​、​牽連
    to falsely accuse; to implicate someone in a crime
    • 反咬一口
      反咬一口
      faan2 ngaau5 jat1 hau2
      to make a false counterclaim accusation
    • 咬我唔入
      咬我唔入
      ngaau5 ngo5 m4 jap6
      cannot challenge me
  4. 動詞
    發音
    pronunciation
    • 咬字 唔正
      咬字 唔正
      ngaau5 zi6 m4 zeng3
      poor enunciation
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to bite; to snap at; to gnaw
    • 一條狗咬了他的腿。
      一条狗咬了他的腿。
      yī tiáo gǒu yǎo le tā de tuǐ .
      A dog snapped at his leg.
    • 他被響尾蛇咬過。
      他被响尾蛇咬过。
      tā bèi xiǎng wěi shé yǎo guò .
      He had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
  2. character
    to be nitpicking on words
    • 別老咬住我那句話不放
      别老咬住我那句话不放
      bié lǎo yǎo zhù wǒ nà jù huà bù fàng
      Don't keep nagging me about that remark of mine.
  3. character
    to articulate; to pronounce
    • 這個字他咬得很準
      这个字他咬得很准
      zhè ge zì tā yǎo dé hěn zhǔn
      He can pronounce this word correctly.
  4. character, of dog
    to bark
  5. character
    to incriminate; to accuse
    • 他站在被告席上,什麼都招認,什麼人都咬。
      他站在被告席上,什么都招认,什么人都咬。
      tā zhàn zài bèi gào xí shàng , shén me dōu zhāo rèn , shén me rén dōu yǎo .
      He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. bite, gnaw
  2. Cangjie Input
    RYCK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #879
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #264
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #423
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你真走运,因为他没咬你。
    你真走運,因為他沒咬你。
    nǐ zhēn zǒu yùn , yīn wèi tā méi yǎo nǐ 。
    • You're lucky because he didn't bite you.
    • You are lucky because he didn't bite you.
  2. Mandarin
    小狗狂咬我的手。
    小狗狂咬我的手。
    xiǎo gǒu kuáng yǎo wǒ de shǒu 。
    • The pup snapped at my hand.
  3. Mandarin
    你的狗咬人吗?
    你的狗咬人嗎?
    nǐ de gǒu yǎo rén ma ?
    • Does your dog bite?
    • Is your dog mean?
  4. Mandarin
    他的腿被鳄鱼咬了。
    他的腿被鱷魚咬了。
    tā de tuǐ bèi è yú yǎo le 。
    • His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
  5. Mandarin
    他有咬铅笔的毛病。
    他有咬鉛筆的毛病。
    tā yǒu yǎo qiān bǐ de máo bìng 。
    • He has a habit of sucking his pencil.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你咬我,我就咬返你。
    你咬我,我就咬返你。
    nei5 ngaau5 ngo5 , ngo5 zau6 ngaau5 faan2 nei5 。
    • If you bite me, I'll bite back.
    • If you bite me, I'll bite you back.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好咬,一嘢吞落去。
    唔好咬,一嘢吞落去。
    m4 hou2 ngaau5, jat1 je5 tan1 lok6 heoi3.
    • Don't bite, just swallow it!
  2. Cantonese
    蚊叮虫咬
    蚊叮蟲咬
    man1 deng1 cung4 ngaau5
    • bites by mosquitoes and insects
  3. Cantonese
    叫你咪跟车太贴咬定系拐子婆抱走BB㗎啦,而家证明系报假案啦。
    叫你咪跟車太貼咬定係拐子婆抱走BB㗎啦,而家證明係報假案啦。
    giu3 nei5 mai5 gan1 ce1 taai3 tip3 ngaau5 ding6 hai6 gwaai2 zi2 po4 pou5 zau2 bi4 bi1 gaa3 laa1, ji4 gaa1 zing3 ming4 hai6 bou3 gaa2 on3 laa1
    • I told you not to blindly follow the mainstream opinion saying that the kidnapping of the baby must have been perpetrated; now it has proven to be a false flag.
  4. Cantonese
    呢排都唔知系咪当黑,成日讲嘢咬到条脷。
    呢排都唔知係咪當黑,成日講嘢咬到條脷。
    ni1 paai2 dou1 m4 zi1 hai6 mai6 dong1 hak1, seng4 jat6 gong2 je5 ngaau2 dou2 tiu4 lei6.
    • I have some really rotten luck lately, always biting my tongue whilst talking.
  5. Cantonese
    你钟意点样食油炸鬼?就咁咬?定系切片?
    你鍾意點樣食油炸鬼?就咁咬?定係切片?
    nei5 zung1 ji3 dim2 joeng2 sik6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2? zau6 gam2 ngaau5? ding6 hai6 cit3 pin2?
    • How do you eat a deep-fried breadstick? Biting it or cutting it into pieces?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    蚊叮虫咬
    蚊叮蟲咬
    man1 deng1 cung4 ngaau5
    • mosquitoes sting and bugs bite
  2. Mandarin
    一条狗咬了他的腿。
    一條狗咬了他的腿。
    yī tiáo gǒu yǎo le tā de tuǐ .
    • A dog snapped at his leg.
  3. Mandarin
    他被响尾蛇咬过。
    他被響尾蛇咬過。
    tā bèi xiǎng wěi shé yǎo guò .
    • He had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
  4. Mandarin
    别老咬住我那句话不放
    別老咬住我那句話不放
    bié lǎo yǎo zhù wǒ nà jù huà bù fàng
    • Don't keep nagging me about that remark of mine.
  5. Mandarin
    这个字他咬得很准
    這個字他咬得很準
    zhè ge zì tā yǎo dé hěn zhǔn
    • He can pronounce this word correctly.