龅牙

齙牙
bāoyá
noun #30,732

Meanings

  1. 1 buckteeth
  2. 2 protruding front teeth

Examples

HSK 6
Tā xiào qǐlái lùchū yí duì bāoyá.
When he smiles, a pair of buckteeth show.
HSK 7-9
Tā xiǎoshíhou yǒu bāoyá, dài yátào jiǎozhèng le.
She had buckteeth as a child and fixed them with braces.
HSK 7-9
Kǎtōng rénwù chángcháng bèi huà chéng bāoyá de yàngzi.
Cartoon characters are often drawn with buckteeth.

Tips

culture
龅牙 is a stock visual gag in Chinese cartoons and comedy - the most famous example being 龅牙兔 ('Buckteeth Bunny,' a once-popular brand mascot). Calling someone 龅牙 directly is rude; describing the trait neutrally (有龅牙) is fine.
memory
(bāo) is an obscure character used essentially only in this word. It contains 齿 (tooth) on the left - a clue to the meaning. also means tooth, so 龅牙 is 'protruding tooth + tooth.' Doctors/orthodontists also call this 牙列前突 (yáliè qiántū).

Stroke Order

bāo