咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear)
  2. auditory tube

CHARACTERS

咽 yān
HSK 6
throat; pharynx
鼓 gǔ
HSK 4
drum; beat, top, strike
管 guǎn
HSK 4
pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music