大牙

dàyá
noun #33,911

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Meanings

  1. 1 molar tooth
  2. 2 front tooth (colloquial)

Examples

Wǒ de dàyá téng de chī bù xià fàn.
My molar hurts so much I can't eat.
Zhè jiàn shì zhēn shì xiào diào dàyá.
This is so absurd it would knock your teeth out laughing.

Tips

usage
大牙 most often means 'molar' (the back grinding teeth, also called cáoyá). Colloquially it can also refer to the front teeth. The set phrase 大牙 ('laugh until your teeth fall out') is a vivid way to call something absolutely ridiculous.
memory
Literally 'big tooth' — the big chunky teeth at the back of your mouth that do the heavy chewing.

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