How do you say “choke” in Vietnamese?
“Choke” in Vietnamese is hóc (to choke on food), nghẹn (to be choked), giảm (to decrease).
Vietnamese words for “choke”
- hócverbHanoi [hawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [hawk͡p̚˦˥]hóc rising
to choke on food
for “choke” meaning: To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- Cô ấy bị hóc thức ăn.She choked on her food.
- nghẹnverbHanoi [ŋɛn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋɛŋ˨˩˨]nghẹn heavy
to be choked
for “choke” meaning: To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- giảmverbHanoi [zaːm˧˩] · Saigon [jaːm˨˩˦]giảm dipping
to decrease
for “choke” meaning: A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.