扼襟控咽 — Chinese idiom
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
Meaning
- to secure a stranglehold ; fig. to hold a strategic pass
Character by character
- 扼èto clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle
- 襟jīnlapel, collar
- 控kòngto accuse, to charge; to control; to sue
- 咽yānthroat; pharynx
Idioms sharing a character
- 扼喉抚背 è hóu fǔ bèi
- 简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào
- 捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
- 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò
- 襟怀坦白 jīn huái tǎn bái
- 砌词捏控 qì cí niē kòng
- 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
- 细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn
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