扼喉抚背 — Chinese idiom
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
Traditional: 扼喉撫背
Meaning
- lit. to strangle the front and press the back
- fig. to occupy all key points (military)
Character by character
- 扼èto clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle
- 喉hóuthroat, larynx, gullet; guttural
- 抚fǔto pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
- 背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate
Idioms sharing a character
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān
- 简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào
- 如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu
- 骨鲠在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi
- 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
- 汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi
- 背井离乡 bèi jǐng lí xiāng
- 背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì
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