yàn

swallow, gulp

DEFINITIONS

  • swallow, gulp
  • variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
  • to swallow

WORDS

tūn yàn to swallow; to gulp
困難 tūn yàn kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
下 yàn xià to swallow; to suppress
下困難 yàn xià kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
住 yàn zhù to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
氣 yàn qì to die; to breathe one's last
狼吞虎 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
細嚼慢 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom)
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