牙关 (yá guān) — mandibular joint; jaw joint
Définition
Literally 'jaw joint' (the hinge of the jaw), but in everyday use it almost always appears in the set phrase 咬紧牙关 — 'to clench one's jaw' and figuratively 'to grit one's teeth / steel oneself'.
noun
mandibular jointjaw joint
Exemples
- 牙关。Tā téng dé yǎo jǐn le yá guān.He clenched his jaw from the pain.
- 牙关，。Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de yá guān, shuō méi wèn tí.The doctor checked his jaw and said there was no problem.
- ，。Jǐn zhāng de shí hou, tā zǒng shì bú zì jué dì yǎo jǐn yá guān.When nervous, he unconsciously clenches his jaw.
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