è hóu fǔ bèi

Traditional: 扼喉撫背

扼喉抚背 (è hóu fǔ bèi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom); fig. to occupy all key points (military)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to occupy all key points (military)

Characters in 扼喉抚背

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