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

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