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哽噎

gěng yē

2-character word

What 哽噎 means

1. to choke on one's food
2. to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak

The characters in 哽噎

• 哽gěngto choke with emotion; to choke on a piece of food
• 噎yēto choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate

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