- 咽喉 yānhóu throat
- 哽咽 gěngyè choke upto be overcome with emotion or sobs, causing the voice to break or speech to be interrupted
- 吞咽 tūnyàn swallowto move food, drink, or other substances down the throat through muscular action
- 鼻咽癌 bíyān'ái nasopharyngeal cancerA type of cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx, which is located behind the nose and at the back of the throat.
- 咽下 yànxià swallowto swallow
- 咽炎 yānyán pharyngitis
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn devourto wolf down one's food; to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
- 呜咽 wūyè murmurto make a low, mournful, or gurgling sound like that of the wind or flowing water
- 下咽 xiàyān hypopharynx(anatomy) hypopharynx
- 咽气 yànqì dieto die or breathe one's last breath
- 细嚼慢咽 xìjiáomànyàn chew thoroughlyto chew carefully and swallow slowly
- 咽鼓管 yāngǔguǎn eustachian tubethe tube that links the pharynx to the tympanic cavity of the middle ear, also known as the auditory tube
- 抽咽 chōuyè sobto sob
- 咽峡炎 yānxiáyán anginainflammation of the throat or fauces, characterized by soreness and difficulty swallowing
- 咽峡 yānxiá faucesisthmus of the fauces
- 咽头 yāntóu pharynx
- 耳鼻咽喉 ěrbíyānhóu otolaryngologyear, nose, and throat (ENT); the anatomical region or the branch of medicine concerned with these parts
- 鼻咽 bíyān nasopharynxnose and throat; nasopharynx
- 咽住 yànzhù suppressto suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
- 下咽癌 xiàyān'ái hypopharyngeal cancer(medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer
- 咽下困难 yànxiàkùnnán dysphagiadifficulty in swallowing; dysphagia
- 吞咽困难 tūnyànkùnnán dysphagiadysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- 喉咽 hóuyān key positiona strategic location or vital point of passage
- 打掉门牙,往肚子里咽 dǎdiàoményá, wǎngdùzilǐyàn suffer in silenceto endure bullying, insults, or hardship stoically without complaining; literally to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after being struck
- 扼襟控咽 èjīnkòngyān strangleholdto secure a stranglehold; fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 前咽 qiányān prepharynxprepharynx (biology)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH