Definition
噬 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to bite, to gnaw' in a literary or formal register. Unlike the common verb 咬 (yǎo), 噬 does not stand alone; it appears in compounds such as 吞噬 (tūn shì, 'to devour'), 噬咬 (shì yǎo, 'to gnaw'), and 反噬 (fǎn shì, 'to turn on someone, to backfire'). You'll also encounter it in the idiom 噬脐莫及 (shì qí mò jí, 'too late to regret').
b.f.
(bound form) to biteto gnaw (literary, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhège guàiwu néng tūn shì yīqiè.This monster can devour everything.
- 噬。Lǎoshǔ zài shì yǎo mùtou.The mouse is gnawing on wood.
- 噬。Tā de xíngwéi zuìzhōng dǎozhì fǎn shì.His behavior eventually backfired.
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