yān

  1. yān noun pharynx; throat; narrow pass
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '咽' yān; Unihan '咽')
  2. yàn verb to swallow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 吞咽 (Guoyu '咽' yàn v 1)
  3. verb to choke; to block
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 阻塞 (Guoyu '咽' yè v)
  4. yàn verb to suddenly stop talking
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '咽' yàn v 2)

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