yết hầu
Pronunciation
Northern
/iət˧˥ hə̤w˨˩/
Central
/iə̰k˩˧ həw˧˧/
Southern
/iək˧˥ həw˨˩/
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pharynx
Noun
pharynx
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
pharynx Discourse & Logic
The part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the esophagus.
vi Thức ăn đi qua yết hầu trước khi vào thực quản.
en Food passes through the pharynx before entering the esophagus.
Parts
yết / hầu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 咽喉 …
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Parts
yết / hầu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 咽喉 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 咽喉
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
咽喉
Candidates by syllable
yết
揭（謁）
hầu
候（猴 / 喉 / 𤶿 / 𧓏）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
yết hậu / yết kiến / yết thị / yết …
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Similar
yết hậu / yết kiến / yết thị / yết …
Use
niêm yết / cụm nam yết / thiên yết / yết kiêu …
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Use
niêm yết / cụm nam yết / thiên yết / yết kiêu …