feeling frustrated, vexed, or sullen because one has been wronged or cannot speak their mind; uncomfortable; colloquial and especially common in Northeastern China

To deliberately stop breathing for a short period of time.

to feel oppressed or stifled, either from being unable to breathe easily or from being stuck in a stuffy environment

colloquial; to feel suppressed or frustrated, especially when unable to voice one's grievances

to be unable to repress something; to be unable to hold oneself back; colloquial equivalent to [[忍不住|忍不住|ren3 bu5 zhu4]]

to repress one's feelings or keep thoughts to oneself; to bottle something up inside

to hold back from urinating; to hold one's pee

feeling very frustrated, gloomy, or suffocated; finding it hard to contain oneself or endure a situation

To choke to death; to suffocate; to die from holding one's breath or being stifled

To suppress a laugh or stifle a guffaw

to cause trouble or be difficult; also written as [[歪撇|歪撇|wai1 pie3]]

Literally "to let oneself die from holding in one's urine"; used to describe someone who is unable to solve a simple problem or adapt because their thinking is too inflexible or they are too focused on minor obstacles.