胁持
xié​chí

to hold under duress

  • created reference approved 胁持/脅持 → 挟持/挾持 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胁持 / 脅持 xié​chí

    挟持 / 挾持 xié​chí

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 胁持/脅持 · xié​chí · to hold under duress — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胁持 / 脅持

    xié​chí

    to hold under duress

    To seize someone on both sides by the arms; to hold someone by force or under duress; to kidnap or abduct. This is a common variant of [[挟持|挾持|xie2 chi2]].

    胁 (literal) → 胁/脅 · xié · to coerce 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to control

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

    created sense