噎

哽噎

gěng yē

to choke on one's food

噎住

yē zhù

to choke (on)

噎死

yē sǐ

(intransitive) to choke to death

因噎废食

yīn yē fèi shí

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

抽噎

chōu yē

to sob

抽抽噎噎

chōu chou yē yē

(idiom) to sob and sniffle

胸噎

xiōng yē

thoracic choke (animal harness)