扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi

fig. to occupy all key points (military)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to occupy all key points (military)
  2. 2. lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
扼 è
variant of 扼è; to grip forcefully; to hold
喉 hóu HSK 6
throat; larynx
撫 fǔ
to comfort; to console; to stroke
背 bèi HSK 5
the back of a body or object; to learn by heart