嗓子眼

sǎngziyǎn

noun #31,130

Meanings

1 throat
2 gullet
3 the back of the throat

Characters

eye; opening; hole

Examples

我紧张得心都跳到嗓子眼了。

Wǒ jǐnzhāng de xīn dōu tiào dào sǎngzi yǎn le.

I was so nervous my heart leapt into my throat.

鱼刺卡在嗓子眼里。

Yúcì qiǎ zài sǎngzi yǎn lǐ.

A fish bone is stuck in my throat.

Tips

usage

Colloquial / northern Chinese term for the throat opening. The idiom 心提到嗓子眼 ("the heart rises to the throat-hole") is the standard way to express extreme nervousness or shock — equivalent to English "heart in my mouth."

Stroke Order

嗓 sǎng

子 zǐ

眼 yǎn