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Meaning of

Pinyin yè、 yàn、 yān
Radical
Strokes
9
Definition
narrow pass / throat, to swallow, to choke (in crying)
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咽 [yān] 名词 1. Pharynx; a tube composed of muscle and mucous membrane located in the back of the mouth, divided into three parts: the upper part (nasopharynx), the middle part (oropharynx), and the lower part (laryngopharynx). It serves as a common passageway for the respiratory and digestive tracts (also called "throat"). 2. Refers to the neck. 3. Metaphorically refers to a strategic passage. 咽 [yān] 1. Same as the original meaning (pharynx), a passage for digestion and respiration located behind the nasal and oral cavities, above the larynx, commonly referred to as the "throat". 引 1. In "Shuo Wen": 咽, pronounced "ai". The commentary states: "咽 refers to the connection, indicating that food passes through it from above and below." 2. In "Shiming": 咽 is also known as 咽, the place where air flows and is critical. 3. From "Book of Han – Biography of Xi Fugong": 咽 had already been blocked. Note: "Throat". 4. From "Book of Han – Biography of Hua Tuo": Tuo once encountered a patient with a blocked throat. 5. From Su Xun’s "Discussion on Six States": I fear the Qin people cannot swallow it. 例 1. 如: 咽吭 (throat; metaphorically refers to the crucial point); 咽塞 (medical term referring to choking in the throat and difficulty breathing). 用法 1. To cause food or other things in the mouth to pass through the throat to the esophagus. 咽 [yān] 动词 1. To swallow; to ingest. 引 1. In "Book of Han – Biography of Li Guang Su Jian": "to swallow along with feathers." 例 1. 如: 细嚼慢咽 (chew slowly); 咽水 (swallow saliva); 咽苦吐甘 (to endure hardships personally while giving others sweetness; describes deep maternal love). 咽 [yān] 1. To be blocked; when obstructed, the voice becomes deep. 例 1. 如: 哽咽 (choked with emotion); 呜咽 (whimpering). 咽 [yè] 动词 1. To fill; to clog. 咽 [yè] 形容词 1. Hoarse; often used to describe a voice that is rough or weak, typically due to sorrow. 咽 [yè] 1. To fill or clog. 引 1. From Han Dynasty – Liu Xiang "New Sequences": "When the clouds and mist fill the throat, they eclipse the brightness of the sun and moon." 2. From Tang Dynasty – Pei Chen "Legends – Yao Kun": "He drank heavily and threw himself at the wellhead, filling the well with stones." 例 1. 如: 咽人 (to hinder someone from breathing); 咽气 (to hold one’s breath, often under intense fear); 咽哽 (unable to speak due to choking). 咽 [yè] 形容词 1. Voice hoarse; used to describe sorrowful tones. 例 1. 如: 咽切 (sorrowful); 咽瑥 (describing a hoarse, sorrowful voice); 咽塞 (describing a hoarse voice).
wū wū yè yè
Whimper
gěng yè
to choke with emotion / to choke with sobs
yàn bù
pharyngeal
yàn xià
to swallow / to suppress
bí yān ái
cancers of the nose and throat / nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
xià yàn
laryngopharynx / hypopharynx / laryngeal pharynx
yàn qì
to die / to breathe one's last
yān hóu yán
sphagitis
chōu yè
to sob
yān yán
pharyngitis
shí bù xià yàn
Can't swallow
yān gǔ guǎn
Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear) / auditory tube
bí yān
nose and throat
yān xiá yán
angina / sore throat
xì jiáo màn yàn
to eat slowly (idiom)
yōu yè
whimpering
tūn yàn
to swallow / to gulp
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
yān hóu
throat
wū yè
to sob / to whimper

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