咽喉
yān hóu
Pinyin

Definition

咽喉
 - 
yān hóu
  1. throat

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yān
  1. 1 narrow pass
  2. 2 throat
  3. 3 pharynx
yān hóu
  1. 1 throat
hóu lóng
  1. 1 throat
  2. 2 larynx
tūn yàn
  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to gulp
yān yán
  1. 1 pharyngitis

Idioms (6)

如鲠在喉
rú gěng zài hóu
  1. 1 lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
  1. 1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)