扼喉抚背
è​hóu​fǔ​bèi

to occupy key points

  • created reference approved 扼喉抚背/扼喉撫背 → 搤肮拊背 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼喉抚背 / 扼喉撫背 è​hóu​fǔ​bèi

    搤肮拊背 è​kàng​fǔ​bèi

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 扼喉抚背/扼喉撫背 · è​hóu​fǔ​bèi · to occupy key points — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扼喉抚背 / 扼喉撫背

    è​hóu​fǔ​bèi

    to occupy key points

    to hold a strategic position that controls the enemy's lifeblood; literally to strangle the throat and press the back from a position of control

    扼 (literal) → 扼 · è · to guard 喉 (bound) → 喉 · hóu · throat 抚 (literal) → 抚/撫 · fǔ · to press 背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · back

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

    created sense