COUGH    咳嗽

BREATHE so as to BLOW out AIR SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY, OFTEN BECAUSE of a DEFECT IN one's THROAT OR LUNGS.
HACKHAWKBARKCLEAR ONE'S THROATHEM
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current word for coughing as a deliberate act or as a medical condition is ké 欬／咳. 2. Yì 噫 refers to the act of belching or retching as impolite conduct. 3. Yuē 噦 is a rare word referring to belching or hiccupping.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 HUMAN BODY 4. 咳嗽。 咳，肺氣上逆衝動聲帶發出的聲音。 嗽，咳聲中有痰。 謦，通利咽喉氣流發出的聲音，是人主動作聲，給人以提醒、暗示。
Modern Chinese Criteria
咳嗽 is the current modern word for coughing. 謦欬 (lit, rare) is an obsolescent word for coughing. 嗆咳 (obs) is a highly literary word for coughing that has gone out of use. 咳 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • SNEEZE　COUGH SUDDENLY AND INTENSELY, NOT VOLUNTARILY. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • BREATHE　DISPLACE AIR so as to FILL the LUNGS with AIR AND THEN CAUSE the LUNGS TO BECOME EMPTY of that AIR in order to SURVIVE. (anc: 12/0, child: 5)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.53

    • Words (6 items)

    噫  ài OC: qrɯɯɡs MC: ʔɣɛi 4 Attributions

    Aì 噫 refers to the act of coughing and belching as impolite conduct.

    • 漢語大詞典 ( HYDCD) p. 5.459

      Syntactic words
    • vibelch
    • vtoNcough up; belch out
    欬  kài OC: khɯɯɡs MC: khɑi 3 Attributions

    The current word for coughing as a deliberate act or as a medical condition is ké 欬／咳.

      Syntactic words
    • nabstativethe common cold 風咳／欬
    • viactZUO: cough (quietly), clear one's throat
    咳欬  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    欬  kài OC: khɯɯɡs MC: khɑi 2 Attributions

    The current word for coughing as a deliberate act or as a medical condition is ké 欬／咳.

      Syntactic words
    • vicough; clear one's throat
    噦  yuě OC: qʷad MC: ʔi̯ɐt 1 Attribution

    Yuē 噦 is a rare word referring to belching or hiccupping.

      Syntactic words
    • viacthiccup; belch
    謦  qǐng OC: kheeŋʔ MC: kheŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactcough loudly and deliberately
    嗽  sòu OC: sooɡs MC: su 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vihave a cold; cough