咬牙切齿

yǎo yá qiè chǐ

gnashing one’s teeth in hatred

Character by character

咬yǎo
bite

牙yá
teeth

切qiè
grind

齿chǐ
teeth

一提起那个骗子，她就恨得咬牙切齿。

Mention that con man and she grinds her teeth with rage.

Tone: neutral.

Usually 恨得咬牙切齿; 切 is qiè here.

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