嚼	578B20   40A.00-9	部居	畫數  20	ㄐㄩㄝˊ [jUe2]  (sp. pr. ㄐㄧㄠˊ [jiao2] ; *ㄐㄧㄠˋ [jiao4] ).
V	(1)  Chew: 嚼啐 masticate; 細嚼慢嚥 take one's time in eating; 咀嚼 (of food) chew carefully, (fig.) ponder over what one is reading; 味同嚼蠟 tasteless like chewing a candle. (2)  Erode: 水嚼沙洲樹出根 (LL) the soil being eroded by water, tree roots lay exposed. (3)  (*[jiao2]) V.i., prattle, prate, talk tediously: 嚼蛆 [jiao2qU1], 嚼舌 [jiao2she2], 嚼舌根 [jiao2she2gen1]↓. (4)  (*[jiao4]) V.i., 反嚼 (of certain animals) chew the cud.
Words	1.嚼蛆 *[jiao2qU1], v.i., (abuse) to talk nonsense, talk rot.  2.嚼裹兒 *[jiao2guo0er0], n., (coll.) food and clothing.  3.嚼舌 *[jiao2she2], v.i., to gossip: 嚼舌根 [jiao2she2gen1]; (a) to gossip; (b) tell lies, spread rumors.  4.嚼子 *[jiao2zi0], n., a horse's bit.  5.嚼用 *[jiao2yong4], n., (coll.) a family's daily expenses.