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哽

Mandarin · pinyin gěng

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3 · geng3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 3 Cantonese readings

ang2 · gang2 · ngang2

Cantonese word readings for 哽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gang2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

to choke (on food or fluid)
to choke with emotion; to feel a lump in one's throat; to choke with sobs
(Cantonese) to swallow forcefully
(Cantonese, figuratively) to accept reluctantly
(Cantonese) to bulge out and press onto oneself making it uncomfortable or painful