呛 in English qiang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to irritate the nose
  • to choke (of smoke, smell and so on)
  • pungent
  • (informally) used in Taiwan to shout at somebody
  • to scold
  • to speak out against somebody

Simplified Characters

呛

Traditional Characters

嗆

Pinyin

qiang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

呛qiang1to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)