Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth

Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth

Grinding teeth, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ó y á Z á och ǐ, which means gnashing teeth. Describe a ferocious look. It comes from Qian Qianyi's preface to the memorial of Zou Zhongjie in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Qian Qianyi's preface to Zou Zhongjie's memorial in Qing Dynasty: "woo Hoo! The vitality of heaven and earth can not destroy itself, but those who slander their husband and grind their teeth are still in the ascendant. "

Analysis of Idioms

Clench one's teeth

Idiom usage

He said to Qi Zhanjie with a gnashing of teeth: "then you can take a message with me and tell chief Wang that I'm going to leave now." Kang Zhuo's Dongfanghong Chapter 5