牙煙

Chinese

tooth; ivory cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (牙煙) 牙 煙
simp. (牙烟) 牙 烟
alternative forms 牙㾓

Etymology

Unknown. Various theories exist:

  • From the Literary Chinese word 崖广 (ngaai4 jim5, “wallless house built on a cliff face”);
  • Corruption of 危險／危险 (ngai4 him2, “dangerous”);
  • From 牙㾓 (ngaa4 jyun1, “having a toothache”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

牙煙

  1. (Cantonese) dangerous

Synonyms

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