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Meanings

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ài
  1. 1.(literary) to choke; to have a blockage in the throat
  2. 2.Taiwan pr. [yì]
  1. 1.(literary) the throat
  2. 2.(literary) (military) choke point

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.throat
  2. 2.vital communication line
  3. 3.sound of flattering
  4. 4.Ancient Qin–Jin dialect for 噎 (yē, “to choke”).
  5. 5.to shout; to yell; to say something loudly
  6. 6.to shout abuse; to swear
  7. 7.to order food

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qleɡ): semantic 口 + phonetic 益 (OC *qleɡ).

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