retch; gag; dry heave
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to retch; to gag; to heave without bringing anything up
informalA colloquial term commonly used in northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Beijing, Tianjin) to describe the sensation of nausea and the involuntary contraction of the stomach and throat muscles without actually vomiting. Often triggered by unpleasant smells, motion sickness, or illness.
Tā他
yī一
wén闻
dào到
qì汽
yóu油
wèi味
jiù就
gān干
yue哕
。
He retches as soon as he smells gasoline.
Wǒ我
zǎo早
shang上
yùn晕
chē车
，
yī一
lù路
shàng上
dōu都
zài在
gān干
yue哕
。
I got carsick in the morning and kept retching the whole way.
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Zhè这
wèi味
dào道
tài太
nán难
wén闻
le了
，
ràng让
rén人
zhí直
gān干
yue哕
。
This smell is so foul that it makes people gag.
Tā她
huái怀
yùn孕
chū初
qī期
jīng经
cháng常
gān干
yue哕
，
dàn但
tǔ吐
bù不
chū出
dōng东
xi西
。
She often dry-heaved during the early stages of her pregnancy, but couldn't bring anything up.