一切經音義 34.140

34.140

哽噎（上甖綆反考聲云哽氣塞也聲類留嗌喉中也亦體食也說文從口更聲下煙結反毛詩傳噎不能息也郭注方言云壹痛也說文食在喉也從口壹聲）。

Choking and sobbing [哽噎]: the first [character is pronounced with the fanqie] ying-geng (甖綆反). The Kaosheng states: 'Gěng (哽) means breath obstructed.' The Shenglei states: 'Food lodged in the throat; also difficult swallowing.' The Shuowen [jiezi] says it is formed from [the semantic component] kǒu (口, mouth) and [the phonetic component] gèng (更). The second is [pronounced with the fanqie] yan-jie (煙結反). The Mao Commentary on the Shijing states: 'Yē (噎) means unable to breathe.' Guo [Pu's] commentary on the Fangyan states: 'Yī (壹) means grief.' The Shuowen [jiezi] states: 'Food in the throat.' It is formed from [the semantic component] kǒu (口, mouth) and [the phonetic component] yī (壹).