- 噎住 yēzhù choketo be unable to breathe or swallow because the throat is blocked by food or an object
- 因噎废食 yīnyēfèishí over-cautionto avoid or abandon something essential because of a slight risk or minor problem; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- 抽噎 chōuyē sobto sob
- 抽抽噎噎 chōuchouyēyē sobbingto sob and sniffle
- 哽噎 gěngyē be choked upto be choked up emotionally, unable to speak
- 噎死 yēsǐ choketo choke to death
- 胸噎 xiōngyē thoracic chokethoracic choke (animal harness)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH