Usage of the character 噎
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噎
[噎]
- to choke (on)
- to choke up
- to suffocate
chōuyē
抽噎
[抽噎]
- to sob
xiōngyē
胸噎
[胸噎]
- thoracic choke (animal harness)
gěngyē
哽噎
[哽噎]
- to choke on one's food
- to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak
yēzhù
噎住
[噎住]
- to choke (on)
- to choke off (in speech)
chōuchouyēyē
抽抽噎噎
[抽抽噎噎]
- to sob and sniffle
yīnyēfèishí
因噎废食
[因噎廢食]
- lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk