噎
Meaning
yē ye1
- to choke (on)
- to choke up
- to suffocate
Example sentences
Words with 噎
- 噎死 yēsǐ (intransitive) to choke to death
- 胸噎 xiōngyē thoracic choke (animal harness)
- 噎住 yēzhù to choke (on)
- 抽噎 chōuyē to sob
- 哽噎 gěngyē to choke on one's food
- 抽抽噎噎 chōuchouyēyē (idiom) to sob and sniffle
- 因噎废食 yīnyēfèishí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face