è jīn kòng yān

扼襟控咽 (è jīn kòng yān) is a Chinese word meaning “to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass”.

Meanings

  1. 1to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

Characters in 扼襟控咽

扼è · to grip forcefully襟jīn · lapel控kòng · to control咽yān · throat; pharynx

Related words

控制to control控to control指控accusation监控to monitor失控to go out of control控告to accuse; to charge; to indict遥控to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control遥控器a remote control控诉to accuse控制室control room咽throat; pharynx咽to choke (in crying)

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