lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom); fig. to occupy all key points (military)
trad. 扼喉撫背
Also written 扼喉撫背【è hóu fǔ bèi】
Characters in this word
4扼
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to grip forcefully, to clutch at, to guard, to control, to hold
- Pinyin
- è
- Strokes
- 7
喉
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throat, larynx
- Pinyin
- hóu
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 35116 of 2500
抚
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to comfort, to console, to stroke, to caress, an old term for province or provincial governor
- Pinyin
- fǔ
- Traditional
- 撫
- Strokes
- 7
背
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variant of 背[bei1]
- Pinyin
- bēi
- Traditional
- 揹
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2692 of 2500