Usage of the character 嚥
yàn
咽
[嚥]
- to swallow
tūnyàn
吞咽
[吞嚥]
- to swallow
- to gulp
yànqì
咽气
[嚥氣]
- to die
- to breathe one's last
yànxià
咽下
[嚥下]
- to swallow
yànzhù
咽住
[嚥住]
- to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
xìjiáomànyàn
细嚼慢咽
[細嚼慢嚥]
- to eat slowly (idiom)
tūnyànkùnnán
吞咽困难
[吞嚥困難]
- dysphagia (medicine)
yànxiàkùnnán
咽下困难
[嚥下困難]
- dysphagia (medicine)
lángtūnhǔyàn
狼吞虎咽
[狼吞虎嚥]
- to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- to gorge oneself
dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
[打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥]
- lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
- fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically