| 噎 | |||
| choke; hiccup | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 12 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | yē | Cantonese reading | jit3 |
| Japanese on reading | itsu etsu | Japanese kun reading | musebu |
| Korean reading | yel | Vietnamese reading | ế |
| 噎 | |||
| choke; hiccup | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 12 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | yē | Cantonese reading | jit3 |
| Japanese on reading | itsu etsu | Japanese kun reading | musebu |
| Korean reading | yel | Vietnamese reading | ế |
| ⇒ 因噎废食 | [ yīn yē feì shí ] lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk |