Definition
大牙 literally means 'big tooth' and can refer to either a molar (back tooth) or a front tooth, depending on context. It appears prominently in the common idiom 笑掉大牙 (xiàodiào dàyá), meaning 'to laugh off one's back teeth' — i.e., to laugh heartily at someone. In everyday usage, 大牙 is more often heard in this idiom than in literal dental descriptions.
n.
molarfront tooth
Examples
- 大牙。Tā de xiàohuà ràng rén xiàodiào dà.His joke made people laugh their heads off.
- 大牙。Wǒ de dà téng le sān tiān le.My molar has been hurting for three days.
- ,大牙。Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, kē diào le yì kē dà.He fell and knocked out a front tooth.
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