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saber-toothed tiger
orthodontics
to despise / to hold in contempt
molar tooth
lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
artificial tooth
wisdom tooth
upper teeth
tooth / dental / CL: 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
rodent
not worth mentioning (idiom)
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth
beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
gearbox
(Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
anti-aliasing
labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)
(mechanical engineering) rack and pinion
not worth mentioning / not worth considering
canine tooth
caries-inducing
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
toothed whales / Odontoceti
tooth decay / caries
to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc)
white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
differential gear
premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
clear diction / clear articulation
orthodontic treatment / orthodontics
clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
perforations (on a postage stamp)
to open one's mouth / to start talking
white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent / having the gift of the gab
to lisp / unclear articulation / inarticulate
to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")
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tooth / CL: 顆|颗
eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence / the gift of the gab
(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)
gingivitis
bottom teeth
(fig.) close partners; interdependent
hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
sawtooth shape / zigzag
dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
root of tooth
rack (and pinion)
anti-aliasing
to have bright eyes and white teeth
to grin
to gnash one's teeth in anger
(machine) gear / pinion (gear wheel)
(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)
The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒)
rack and pinion jack
a rake (with wooden teeth)
lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out / to remember as long as one lives / unforgettable (idiom)
orthodontic braces
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
to grin / also pr. [lou4 chi3]
gear drive
gear-shaping
alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)
to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
rodents
Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur)
wisdom tooth
tooth of cog wheel / gear tooth
to mention / referring to
lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related / interdependent
lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
sawtooth
anti-alias (computer graphics)
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
pearly white teeth / cowry
to sneer
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
diction / enunciation
gum / gingiva
maxillary central incisor
pinion gear
incisor
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
tooth decay
deciduous tooth / milk tooth / baby tooth
Thecodontia (obsolete taxonomic grouping of reptiles)
tooth decay; dental caries / decayed tooth; rotten tooth
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation
(engineering) hobbing (process used in manufacturing gears)
thecodont (type of reptile that existed in the Permian and Triassic Periods)
crown of tooth
to quarrel / to bicker / glib repartee
dental consonant


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