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哽噎难鸣
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哽噎难鸣 — “Choked and stifled, difficult to utter”

哽噎难鸣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so overcome with sorrow or emotion that one cannot speak or utter a sound; choked with sobs and unable to articulate”. Literally, “choked and stifled, difficult to utter”.

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哽噎难鸣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哽噎难鸣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哽
gěng10choke with emotion
噎
yē15choke on food
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
鸣
míng8make sound

Example Sentence with 哽噎难鸣

当她得知亲人离去的消息时,悲痛欲绝,哽噎难鸣。
When she learned of her loved one's passing, she was overwhelmed with grief, choked with sobs and unable to speak.

Idioms Related to 哽噎难鸣

Synonyms of 哽噎难鸣

  • gěng哽yē噎nán难yán言choked with grief, unable to speak

More idioms starting with 哽

  • gěng哽yè咽nán难yán言choked with sobs, unable to speak
  • gěng哽gěng哽yè咽yàn咽sobbing with suppressed choking sounds

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What does 哽噎难鸣 mean?

哽噎难鸣 (gěng yē nán míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so overcome with sorrow or emotion that one cannot speak or utter a sound; choked with sobs and unable to articulate”.

How do you pronounce 哽噎难鸣?

哽噎难鸣 is pronounced gěng yē nán míng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 哽噎难鸣 literally mean?

Literally, 哽噎难鸣 means “choked and stifled, difficult to utter”. It is used to mean “to be so overcome with sorrow or emotion that one cannot speak or utter a sound; choked with sobs and unable to articulate”.

What is the Chinese definition of 哽噎难鸣?

哽:声气阻塞;噎:嗓子被食物堵塞。形容悲痛气塞,哭不出声或说不出话的样子

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