yǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿gnashing one's teeth in angerHSK 6 · Frequency 3.0Meaningsto gnash one's teeth in anger; to fume with rageExample sentences他气得咬牙切齿，一句话也说不出来。敌人虽然失败了，仍然咬牙切齿地咒骂。听到这个坏消息，她恨得咬牙切齿。