Definition
塞牙 (sāi yá) is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning food gets stuck between your teeth. You can split it to insert measure words or aspect markers, like 塞了牙 ('got food stuck') or 塞过一次牙 ('had it happen once'). It's the everyday way to describe that annoying sensation.
v.o.
(colloquial, v.o.) (food) to get stuck between the teeth
Examples
- ，塞牙。Chīfàn de shíhou, mǐfàn chángcháng sāi.When eating, rice often gets stuck between my teeth.
- ，。Wǒ sāi le yí cì yá, hěn bù shūfu.I had food stuck in my teeth once, and it was very uncomfortable.
- 塞牙。Zhège ròu róngyì sāi.This meat easily gets stuck between your teeth.
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