哽 (gěng) — to choke (on food); to be choked with emotion

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to choke' — either physically on food, or, more often in writing, choking back tears/emotion so one cannot speak. Typically used in the pattern 哽住, paired with 说 or 哭.

verb

to choke (on food)to be choked with emotion

Examples

，哽。
Tā chī dé tài kuài le, yí xià gěng zhù le.
He ate too fast and suddenly choked.
，哽。
Tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xi, tā jī dòng dé gěng zhù le.
Upon hearing this bad news, she was so choked with emotion that she couldn't speak.
哽。
Tā gěng zhe shuō wán le zuì hòu yí jù huà.
He finished the last sentence, his voice choked with emotion.

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