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扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
What 扼襟控咽 means
- to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
The characters in 扼襟控咽
- 扼èto grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard
- 襟jīnlapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
- 控kòngto control; to accuse; to charge
- 咽yànto swallow
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