扼死 Traditional form: 扼死 Pinyin (reading): èsǐ Definitions: to strangle to throttle to stifle (opinions) Characters: 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible Traditional characters: 扼 - to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible