撩牙

Chinese

		stitch; take; tease stitch; take; tease; lift up (skirt); pull up (sleeve)	tooth; ivory
trad. (撩牙)		撩	牙
simp. ^#(撩牙)		撩	牙

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): liu¹ ngaa⁴, liu² ngaa⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu¹ ngaa⁴, liu² ngaa⁴
  - Yale: līu ngàh, líu ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu¹ ngaa⁴, liu² ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu¹ nga⁴, liu² nga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/, /liːu̯³⁵ ŋaː²¹/

Verb

撩牙

(Cantonese) to pick one's teeth

Synonyms

剔牙 (tīyá)
(Hokkien) 剔喙齒／剔喙齿, 剔齒／剔齿, 撓喙齒／挠喙齿

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