yāo​xié

to blackmail

  • created reference approved 要挟/要挾 → 要胁/要脅 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要挟 / 要挾 yāo​xié

    要胁 / 要脅 yāo​xié

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 要挟/要挾 → 挟持/挾持 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要挟 / 要挾 yāo​xié

    挟持 / 挾持 xié​chí

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 要挟/要挾 · yāo​xié · to blackmail — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要挟 / 要挾

    yāo​xié

    to blackmail

    To coerce or threaten someone by taking advantage of their weaknesses or by relying on one's own power; also written as [[要胁|要脅|yao1 xie2]]

    yāo​xiá

    要 (literal) → 要 · yāo · to demand 挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to coerce

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

    created sense