鯁頸
simp鲠颈kang2 geng2gěng jǐng
English
- to choke (literally, or metaphorically by failing on the verge of success)
- The condition where food blocks up the esophagus
- choking caused by bones stuck in the throat
粵語 — Cantonese
- 食物塞住食道
- (骨頭等)卡咗喺喉嚨度
Examples
食餅乾冇水飲好鯁頸㗎。
Eating dry biscuits with no water can cause choking ----
比喻功敗垂成;真鯁頸,啲都唔得
nearly succeed
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk