吞咽 | tūn yàn | to swallow; to gulp | |
狼吞虎咽 | láng tūn hǔ yàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself | |
咽气 | yàn qì | to die; to breathe one's last | |
咽下 | yàn xià | to swallow; to suppress | |
细嚼慢咽 | xì jiáo màn yàn | to eat slowly (idiom) |
咽喉 | yān hóu | throat | |
咽峡炎 | yān xiá yán | angina; sore throat | |
咽炎 | yān yán | pharyngitis | |
咽头 | yān tóu | pharynx | |
咽鼓管 | yān gǔ guǎn | Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear); auditory tube |
哽咽 | gěng yè | to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs | |
呜咽 | wū yè | to sob; to whimper | |
抽咽 | chōu yè | to sob | |
梗咽 | gěng yè | variant of 哽咽 | |
掩面呜咽 | yǎn miàn wū yè | to bury the face in the hands and begin to weep (idiom) |
1 | Suitable for people who suffer from coughing sour throat. | |
2 | He opened his mouth and let out a sorrowful cry. | |
3 | The food at this restaurant is really hard to swallow, it's making me want to puke. |