嗆

简 呛 · 繁 嗆
Mandarin · pinyin qiāng#

Meanings · qiāng

  1. to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
Mandarin · pinyin qiàng#

Meanings · qiàng

  1. to irritate the nose
  2. to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
  3. pungent
  4. (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
  5. to scold
  6. to speak out against sb
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呛
qiāng · choke by smoke; irritates nose
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coeng1 · coeng3

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to choke (due to swallowing the wrong way)

character · Etymology 1

  1. to irritate the respiratory organs, especially the nose (of smoke or odor)
  2. (chiefly Taiwan) to shout at somebody; to speak out against somebody; to criticize

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Hokkien) to sniffle; to snuffle; to snort (especially outwards rather than inwards when the nose is stuffed)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to sob incessantly

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嗆 · qiang1 · qiang4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 22,977, 22,978
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Exact source records嗆 呛 [qiang1] /to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)/嗆 呛 [qiang4] /to irritate the nose/to choke (of smoke, smell etc)/pungent/(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb/to scold/to speak out against sb/