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要挟

yāo xié

2-character word Traditional 要挾

What 要挟 means

1. to threaten
2. to blackmail

The characters in 要挟

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 挟xié(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce…

Sounds the same

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

• 妖邪evil monster