gěng​sè

to choke up

  • created sense approved 哽塞 · gěng​sè · to choke up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哽塞

    gěng​sè

    to choke up

    to be so moved or distressed that one's voice is blocked in the throat and one cannot speak

    哽 (literal) → 哽 · gěng · to choke with emotion 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 哽塞 · gěng​sè · to choke; to block — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哽塞

    gěng​sè

    to choke; to block

    to be physically blocked or obstructed; to choke

    哽 (literal) → 哽 · gěng · to choke on food 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense