扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
Pinyin
Definition
扼襟控咽
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- to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (9)
扼喉抚背
- 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
扼襟控咽
- 1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
- 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 2 strapped for cash
- 3 unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
- 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
狼吞虎咽
- 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- 2 to gorge oneself