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扼
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è
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- to grip forcefully
- to clutch at
- to guard
- to control
- to hold
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扼制
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èzhì
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- to control
- to restrain
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扼喉撫背
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èhóufǔbèi
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- lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- fig. to occupy all key points (military)
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扼守
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èshǒu
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- to hold a pass
- to guard (a strategic location)
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扼死
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èsǐ
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- to strangle
- to throttle
- to stifle (opinions)
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扼殺
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èshā
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- to strangle
- to throttle
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扼腕
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èwàn
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to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
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扼襟控咽
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èjīnkòngyān
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to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
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扼要
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èyào
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- to the point
- concise
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扼頸
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èjǐng
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- to strangle
- to throttle
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