扼喉抚背

Traditional form:

扼喉撫背

Pinyin (reading):

èhóufǔbèi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle
• 喉 - throat, larynx, gullet; guttural
• 抚 - to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate

Traditional characters:

• 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle
• 喉 - throat, larynx, gullet; guttural
• 撫 - to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate