喉咽

Chinese

		throat; larynx	to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat
trad. (喉咽)		喉	咽
simp. #(喉咽)		喉	咽
anagram		咽喉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóuyān

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴ jin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóuyān
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóuyan
    • Wade–Giles: hou²-yen¹
    • Yale: hóu-yān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourian
    • Palladius: хоуянь (xoujanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴ jin¹
    • Yale: hàuh yīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ jin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ jiːn⁵⁵/

Noun

喉咽

1. (literary) pharynx and larynx; throat
2. (anatomy) laryngopharynx
3. (figurative, literary) strategically important place; key link

Derived terms

• 喉咽炎
• 喉咽癌