1.throat; pharynx2.narrow pass
狼吞虎咽狼吞虎嚥HSK 7–9 1.to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously2.to gorge oneself
1.to die2.to breathe one's last
1.to choke with emotion2.to choke with sobs
to swallow (food or drink)
to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
1.Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear)2.auditory tube
1.cancers of the nose and throat2.nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
1.laryngopharynx2.fig. a key position
(medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer
1.ear nose and throat2.otolaryngology
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥, 1.lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)2.fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically