胁持

Traditional form:

脅持

Pinyin (reading):

xiéchí

Definitions:

• to hold under duress

Characters:

• 胁 - to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 脅 - to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain