xié

clasp under arm; hold to bosom

DEFINITIONS

挾 xié
  • to clasp under the arm
  • to coerce
挾 jiā
  • old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]

WORDS

天子以令天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
天子以令諸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
帶 xié dài to carry along; to carry on one's person; to carry secretly
怨 xié yuàn to hold a grudge
持 xié chí to seize
持雇主 xié chí gù zhǔ gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
細拿粗 xié xì ná cū to provoke
製 xié zhì forced submission; to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding
guǒ xié to sweep along; to coerce
yāo xié to threaten; to blackmail
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