Nantoka/咽yān咽 (yān) is a Chinese word meaning “throat; pharynx; narrow pass”.Meanings1throat; pharynx2narrow passRelated words咽to choke (in crying)咽to swallow咽variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]咽下to swallow咽喉throat狼吞虎咽to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously吞咽to swallow咽气to die呜咽to sob哽咽to choke with emotion咽炎pharyngitis下咽(anatomy) hypopharynxStudy Chinese with flashcards →