抽抽噎噎 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to sob and sniffle

Character by character

• 抽chōuto draw out, to pull out; to sprout
• 抽chouto draw out, to pull out; to sprout
• 噎yēto choke; to hiccup
• 噎yēto choke; to hiccup

Idioms sharing a character

• 抽丝剥茧 chōu sī bō jiǎn
• 短中抽长 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
• 因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí

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