gěng yè
to choke with emotion
to choke with sobs
ěr bí yān hóu
ear nose and throat
otolaryngology
yān
narrow pass
throat
pharynx
bí yān ái
cancers of the nose and throat
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma NPC (medical)
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
to gorge oneself
yān gǔ guǎn
Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear)
auditory tube
hóu yān
laryngopharynx
fig. a key position
yàn qì
to die
to breathe one's last
è jīn kòng yān
to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
to gorge oneself
yàn zhù
to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)