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咽

yān · yan/yè · ye/yàn · yan

Traditional 嚥

Meaning

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他(tā)感(gǎn)冒(mào)了(le)，喉(hóu)咙(lóng)和(hé)咽(yān)都(dōu)很(hěn)疼(téng)。

He has a cold, and both his throat and pharynx hurt.

她(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù)哽(gěng)咽(yè)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

Hearing the news, she couldn't help but choke up.

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