Chinese

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|- ! !hold (strategic position) !throat; larynx !to comfort; touch gently with hand

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|- !trad. (扼喉撫背) | 扼 | 喉 | 撫 | 背 |- !simp. (扼喉抚背) | 扼 | 喉 | 抚 | 背 |- !Literally: “to strangle the front and press the back”. |}

Idiom

扼喉撫背

1. to hold the best strategic positions which will render the enemy helpless; to occupy all military key points