扼吭拊背
è​háng​fǔ​bèi

to hold strategic positions

  • created reference approved 扼吭拊背 → 搤肮拊背 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼吭拊背 è​háng​fǔ​bèi

    搤肮拊背 è​háng​fǔ​bèi

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 扼吭拊背 · è​háng​fǔ​bèi · to hold strategic positions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼吭拊背

    è​háng​fǔ​bèi

    to hold strategic positions

    To seize control of the throat and strike the back, describing the occupation of key strategic locations to control or defeat an enemy.

    扼吭 (literal) → 扼吭 · è​háng · to occupy a strategic position 拊 (literal) → 拊 · fǔ · to pat 背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · back

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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