哽咽
gěng yè
Pinyin

Definition

哽咽
 - 
gěng yè
  1. to choke with emotion
  2. to choke with sobs

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

yān
  1. 1 narrow pass
  2. 2 throat
  3. 3 pharynx
tūn yàn
  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to gulp
yān hóu
  1. 1 throat
yān yán
  1. 1 pharyngitis
gěng
  1. 1 to choke with emotion
  2. 2 to choke on a piece of food

Idioms (3)

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)