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扼襟控咽

Mandarin · pinyin è jīn kòng yān

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

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扼: è · grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
襟: jīn · lapel, collar
控: kòng · accuse, charge; control
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx

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4–1–4–1 · e4 jin1 kong4 yan1

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