扼喉抚背扼喉撫背

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Meaning

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

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扼èto clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle扌厄喉hóuthroat, larynx, gullet; guttural口侯抚fǔto pat, to console; to stroke, to caress扌无背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate北⺼