ài
嗌
throat blocked
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to be choked; to have the throat blocked
literaryAn archaic, literary term found in classical texts. Not used in modern spoken Chinese.
《
Zhuāng庄
zǐ子
·
Gēng庚
sāng桑
Chǔ楚
》
zhōng中
xiě写
dào道
：
“
ér儿
zi子
zhōng终
rì日
háo嗥
ér而
ài嗌
bù不
shà嗄
。
”
In the Zhuangzi, Gengsang Chu chapter, it is written: 'The child cries all day long but his throat is not choked.'
Shí食
bù不
xià下
yàn咽
，
ài嗌
sè塞
nán难
yán言
。
Could not swallow food, with a choked throat and difficulty speaking.