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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yān /yè /yè
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yin1|yin3|yit3
Short definition to swallow
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to choke (in crying)Cdict icon / to swallowAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to swallow
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: narrow pass; throat; to swallow; to choke (in crying); pharynx
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: to choke (in crying)'
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(biébiè) another
(láng) wolf
(tūn) to swallow
(hǔ) tiger
(yān yè yè) to swallow
(dedì) of
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
最好(zuì hǎo) best
细嚼慢咽(xì jiáo màn yàn) to eat slowly (idiom)
(dìde) -ly
(chī) to eat

Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.

(tā) another
(láng) wolf
(tūn) to swallow
(hǔ) tiger
(yān yè yè) to swallow
(dìde) -ly
吃了(chī le) to endure
一顿( yī dùn)

He devoured his meal.

老人(lǎo rén) the elderly
(yān yè yè) to swallow
下了(xiàle)
最后(zuì hòu) last
一口气(yī kǒu qì) at a stretch

The old man breathed his last.

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