噎 [－]

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Pinyin yē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to choke (on)
  2. to choke up
  3. to suffocate
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to choke (on)/to choke up/to suffocate/to be choked by emotion/to render someone speechless
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to choke
    • 噎死
      噎死
      yē sǐ
      to die from choking
    • 不小心噎到了
      不小心噎到了
      bù xiǎo xīn yē dào le
      to accidentally choke
  2. character
    burp; belch
  3. character, literary
    to block; to obstruct
  4. character, dialectal
    to render somebody speechless by saying something blunt or rule
  5. character
    to breathe against the wind with difficulty
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. choke
  2. hiccup
  3. Cangjie Input
    RGBT
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    点解我食亲辣嘢都会打思噎嘅？
    點解我食親辣嘢都會打思噎嘅？
    dim2 gaai2 ngo5 sik6 can1 laat6 je5 dou1 wui2 daa2 si1 jit3 ge3 ？
    • Why do I get hiccups every time I eat spicy food?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打思噎
    打思噎
    daa2 si1 ik1
    • to hiccup
  2. Cantonese
    佢不停噉打思噎，有乜嘢办法帮佢停啊？
    佢不停噉打思噎，有乜嘢辦法幫佢停啊？
    keoi5 bat1 ting4 gam2 daa2 si1 ik1, jau5 mat1 je5 baan6 faat3 bong1 keoi5 ting4 aa3?
    • He can't stop his hiccup. Is there any way to help him?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    噎死
    噎死
    yē sǐ
    • to die from choking
  2. Mandarin
    不小心噎到了
    不小心噎到了
    bù xiǎo xīn yē dào le
    • to accidentally choke
  3. Mandarin
    执手相看泪眼，竟无语凝噎。
    執手相看淚眼，竟無語凝噎。
    zhí shǒu xiàng kàn lèi yǎn ， jìng wú yǔ níng yē ．
    • Hand in hand, we gazed at each other's tearful eyes. / Words failing, we choked with sobs.
  4. Mandarin
    不能因为死刑可能造成误判而废除死刑，这是因噎废食
    不能因為死刑可能造成誤判而廢除死刑，這是因噎廢食
    bù néng yīn wèi sǐ xíng kě néng zào chéng wù pàn ér fèi chú sǐ xíng ， zhè shì yīn yē fèi shí
    • The death penalty should not be abolished because of possible miscarriages, this is like not eating for fear of choking