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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.have the oesophagus blocked by food; choke (over food, bones, etc.)
让食物噎住
choke over one's food
给饼噎着了
choke on a cake
不要因噎废食。
Don't give up eating for fear of choking.
- 2
v.dialrender somebody speechless by saying something; blunt or rude
噎得人说不出话
render somebody speechless
请不要噎人。
Please don't say something shocking.
他一句话把人家给噎回去了。
The other person was just about to say something when that one remark of his choked him off.
- 3
v.breathe with difficulty against the wind; choke (by emotion, excitement, wind, etc.)
哭得直噎气
choke on one's tears
抽噎
sob
哽噎
choke with sob