塞牙 (sāi) — (colloquial, v.o.) (food) to get stuck between the teeth
Definition
A verb-object phrase (离合词) meaning food gets stuck between your teeth. Insert 了/过 between 塞 and 牙: 塞了牙, 塞过一次牙.
verb
(colloquial, v.o.) (food) to get stuck between the teeth
Examples
- ,塞牙。Chī fàn de shí hou, mǐ fàn cháng cháng sāi.When eating, rice often gets stuck between my teeth.
- ,。Wǒ sāi le yí cì yá, hěn bù shū fu.I had food stuck in my teeth once, and it was very uncomfortable.
- 塞牙。Zhè ge ròu róng yì sāi.This meat easily gets stuck between your teeth.
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