咽喉
Chinese
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat |
throat; larynx | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (咽喉) | 咽 | 喉 | |
| simp. #(咽喉) | 咽 | 喉 | |
| anagram | 喉咽 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yānhóu
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yanhóu
- Wade–Giles: yen1-hou2
- Yale: yān-hóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianhour
- Palladius: яньхоу (janʹxou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1 hau4
- Yale: yīn hàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1 hau4
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1 heo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ian-hiô
- Tâi-lô: ian-hiô
- Phofsit Daibuun: ienhiooi
- IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn³³ hio²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ian-âu
- Tâi-lô: ian-âu
- Phofsit Daibuun: ien'aau
- IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ au²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ au²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ian-hô͘
- Tâi-lô: ian-hôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: ienhoo
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Middle Chinese: 'en huw
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔˤi[n] [ɡ]ˤ(r)o/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qiːn ɡoː/
Noun
咽喉
- (anatomy) throat (pharynx and larynx)
- (figurative) strategically important place; key link
- (rail transport) bottleneck
Synonyms
- (throat):
Dialectal synonyms of 喉嚨 (“throat”) [map]
Derived terms
- 咽喉炎 (yānhóuyán)
- 咽喉癌
- 咽喉要路
- 咽喉要道
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 咽 | 喉 |
| いん Grade: S |
こう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
咽喉 • (inkō)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 咽 | 喉 |
Noun
咽喉 • (inhu) (hangeul 인후)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 咽 | 喉 |
Noun
咽喉