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𤗈牙罅 (sip3 ngaa4 laa3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

𤗈牙罅 (sip3 ngaa4 laa3, Xiè yá xià) — literally: 'to fill the gap in between the teeth, used as a metaphor to emphazise the smallness or the insignificance of something, that it is virtually of little use or value (so small that it cannot even fill one's gap in their teeth)

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 𤗈 (sip3) — (Cant.) to squeeze in; to stuff in; to cushion
• 摄青鬼 (sip3 ceng1 gwai2) — to describe someone with elusive, secretive behaviour
• 攝位 (sip3 wai2) — to be in an uninvited position (in a group photo or a group conversation)
• 攝嚫 (sip3 can3) — to catch a cold
• 攝 (sip3) — (verb) 1. to fascinate; 2. to attract; (verb) 1. to wedge; (adjective) magnetic…
• 攝氏溫度計 (sip3 si6 wan1 dou6 gai3) — a centigrade thermometer

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