嚼

倒嚼

dǎo jiào

(of cows) to ruminate

口嚼酒

kǒu jiáo jiǔ

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

吃别人嚼过的馍不香

chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)

味同嚼蜡

wèi tóng jiáo là

lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)

咀嚼

jǔ jué

to chew

咬嚼

yǎo jiáo

to chew

咬文嚼字

yǎo wén jiáo zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

嚼劲儿

jiáo jìn r

chewiness

嚼劲

jiáo jìn

chewiness

嚼子

jiáo zi

bit

嚼舌

jiáo shé

to gossip

嚼舌根

jiáo shé gēn

to gossip