"go down the wrong way" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嗆到

Definition

當食物或飲料「嗆到」，意思是進入了氣管而不是食道，通常會引起咳嗽或嗆咳。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於非正式場合，指因食物或飲料進入氣管造成嗆咳。不是字面意義，常在進食時咳嗽後說。

Examples

The water went down the wrong way and I started coughing.

水**嗆到**了，我開始咳嗽。

Sometimes food goes down the wrong way and it feels uncomfortable.

有時候食物**嗆到**，會覺得不舒服。

He coughed because his juice went down the wrong way.

他咳嗽是因為果汁**嗆到**。

Hang on, my tea just went down the wrong way — let me catch my breath.

等等，我的茶**嗆到**了，讓我喘口氣。

Sorry, that snack went down the wrong way — I wasn’t expecting to cough like that!

不好意思，那個點心**嗆到**，沒想到會咳成這樣！

You okay? Your drink went down the wrong way, didn’t it?

你還好嗎？你的飲料**嗆到**了，是吧？