扼喉抚背 in English e4 hou2 fu3 bei4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to strangle the front and press the back (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to occupy all key points (military)

Simplified Characters

扼 喉 抚 背

Traditional Characters

扼 喉 撫 背

Pinyin

e4 hou2 fu3 bei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

扼e4to grip forcefully 喉hou2throat 抚fu3to comfort 背bei4variant of 背[bei1]