嚥 [咽]

Jyutping jin3
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    吞下​一​啲​嘢
    to swallow
    • 食不下嚥
      食不下咽
      to chew but cannot bear to swallow
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to swallow

嚥 [－]

Jyutping jit3
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to swallow/to gulp

嚥 [－]

Jyutping jin3
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to swallow/to gulp
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. swallow, gulp
  2. Cangjie Input
    RTLF

嚥 [－]

Jyutping jin1
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to swallow/to gulp

嚥 [咽]

Jyutping
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to swallow
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
    他狼吞虎嚥地吃了一頓。
    tā láng tūn hǔ yàn dì chī le yī dùn 。
    • He devoured his meal.
  2. Mandarin
    我吞咽的时候喉咙痛。
    我吞嚥的時候喉嚨痛。
    wǒ tūn yàn de shí hou hóu lóng tòng 。
    • My throat hurts when I swallow.
  3. Mandarin
    别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
    別狼吞虎嚥的。你最好細嚼慢嚥地吃。
    bié láng tūn hǔ yàn de 。 nǐ zuì hǎo xì jiáo màn yàn dì chī 。
    • Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.
  4. Mandarin
    食物在吞咽前要经过咀嚼。
    食物在吞嚥前要經過咀嚼。
    shí wù zài tūn yàn qián yào jīng guò jǔ jué 。
    • Food should be chewed before being swallowed.
  5. Mandarin
    老人咽下了最后一口气。
    老人嚥下了最後一口氣。
    lǎo rén yàn xià le zuì hòu yī kǒu qì 。
    • The old man breathed his last.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    狼吞虎咽
    狼吞虎嚥
    long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
    • to devour food; to gorge oneself; to wolf down food
  2. Cantonese
    吞咽困难
    吞嚥困難
    tan1 jin1 kwan3 naan4
    • dysphagia
  3. Cantonese
    记者食饭时间短，都系狼吞虎咽。
    記者食飯時間短，都係狼吞虎嚥。
    gei3 ze2 sik6 faan6 si4 gaan3 dyun2, dou1 hai6 long4 tan1 fu2 jin3.
    • Reporters have a short lunch time and just wolf down their meal.
  4. Cantonese
    食不下咽
    食不下嚥
    • to chew but cannot bear to swallow
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我吞咽困难。
    我吞嚥困難。
    wǒ tūn yàn kùn nán ．
    • I have difficulty swallowing.
  2. Mandarin
    她紧张地咽了一下，似乎那问题把她难住了。
    她緊張地嚥了一下，似乎那問題把她難住了。
    tā jǐn zhāng de yān le yī xià ， sì hū nà wèn tí bǎ tā nán zhù le ．
    • She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her.