Page 1492 pharynx yān [name] The canal at the back of the mouth is mainly composed of muscles and mucous membranes. It is divided into three parts, the upper part is called nasopharynx relative to the nasal cavity, the middle part is called oropharynx relative to the oral cavity, and the lower part is called laryngopharynx at the back of the throat. The pharynx is the same passage of the respiratory tract and digestive tract, also called pharynx head.
Page 1502 yàn [move] Make food or other things in the mouth reach the esophagus through the pharynx: ~ spit → chew slowly → → gobble up ~ <> Words reach the mouth and then take them back.
Page 152 1 The throat is blocked and the voice is low: choking ~ │ horn ~.