扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

CHARACTERS

扼 è grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
襟 jīn lapel, collar
控 kòng
HSK 5
accuse, charge; control
咽 yān
HSK 6
throat; pharynx