扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
Pinyin

Definition

扼襟控咽
 - 
è jīn kòng yān
  1. to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
控
kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to charge
  4. 4 to sue
  5. 5 to invert a container to empty it
  6. 6 (suffix) (slang) buff
  7. 7 enthusiast
  8. 8 devotee
  9. 9 -phile or -philia
控制
kòng zhì
  1. 1 control
  2. 2 to exercise control over
  3. 3 to contain
咽
yān
  1. 1 narrow pass
  2. 2 throat
  3. 3 pharynx
咽喉
yān hóu
  1. 1 throat
咽炎
yān yán
  1. 1 pharyngitis
哽咽
gěng yè
  1. 1 to choke with emotion
  2. 2 to choke with sobs
咽下
yàn xià
  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to suppress
失控
shī kòng
  1. 1 to go out of control
扼杀
è shā
  1. 1 to strangle
  2. 2 to throttle
指控
zhǐ kòng
  1. 1 accusation
  2. 2 a (criminal) charge
  3. 3 to accuse
控股
kòng gǔ
  1. 1 to own a controlling number of shares in a company
控诉
kòng sù
  1. 1 to accuse
  2. 2 to denounce
  3. 3 to make a complaint against
  4. 4 denunciation
操控
cāo kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to manipulate
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
监控
jiān kòng
  1. 1 to monitor
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
胸襟
xiōng jīn
  1. 1 lapel of jacket
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 aspiration
  4. 4 vision
自控
zì kòng
  1. 1 automated
  2. 2 automatically regulated
  3. 3 to control oneself
  4. 4 self-control
调控
tiáo kòng
  1. 1 to regulate
  2. 2 to control

Idioms (9)

扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
  1. 1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
砌词捏控
qì cí niē kòng
  1. 1 to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào
  1. 1 brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. 2 succinct
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
  3. 3 openhearted
  4. 4 unselfish
  5. 5 magnanimous
  6. 6 broad-minded

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