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裹胁

guǒ xié

2-character word Traditional 裹脅

What 裹胁 means

1. to compel
2. to coerce

The characters in 裹胁

• 裹guǒto wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang…
• 胁xiéflank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten

Sounds the same

Read guǒ xié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 裹挟to sweep along; to coerce

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