to choke
噎 is a 15 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yē in the first tone.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 噎
Definitions for 噎 pronounced as yē
- to choke (on)
- to choke up
- to suffocate
Vocabulary
The most common words for 噎 — see all
- to choke (on)
- to choke off (in speech)
- to sob
- lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk