(è) - hiccup & belch

Tone 4

è | 7 strokes | radical: 口

· è

hiccup;

belch;

interjection expressing surprise or hesitation.

hiccupbelchinterjection expressing surprise or hesitation.

Usage highlights

hiccupbelchhesitation soundhiccoughchokegulp

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He had a sudden hiccup (打了一个呃).
  • She let out a small belch after drinking soda (呃了一声).
  • Um... I'm not sure (呃... 我不确定).

Collocations

  • hiccup(打呃)
  • belch(呃逆)
  • hesitation sound(呃...)
  • hiccough(呃逆)
  • choke(呃住)
  • gulp(呃气)

Idioms

  • Hiccup and choke(呃呃噎噎)
  • Hiccup and belch(呃逆不止)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as an onomatopoeia for the sound of a hiccup or belch in Chinese.
  • Commonly used in informal speech as a hesitation marker similar to 'um' or 'uh' in English.

FAQ