嗓子眼 (sǎng zǐ yǎn) — (colloquial) the narrow part of the throat; the throat passage (where food or foreign objects may get stuck)
Definition
Colloquial for the narrow passage in the throat where food or small objects get stuck. More vivid and everyday than the plain 喉咙 (hóulóng).
noun
(colloquial) the narrow part of the throatthe throat passage (where food or foreign objects may get stuck)
Examples
- ，嗓子眼。Tā chī dé tài kuài, shí wù kǎ zài le sǎng zǐ yǎn.He ate too fast and the food got stuck in his throat.
- ，嗓子眼。Tā jǐn zhāng dé shuō bù chū huà, hǎo xiàng yǒu shén me dōng xī dǔ zài sǎng zǐ yǎn.She was so nervous she couldn't speak, as if something were blocking her throat.
- ，嗓子眼。Yī shēng ràng wǒ zhāng kāi zuǐ, kàn le kàn wǒ de sǎng zǐ yǎn.The doctor asked me to open my mouth and looked at my throat.
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