挟 挾
jiā
Meaning
old variant of 夹 jiā
Other reading: xié
(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. xiá
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挟持 xié chí to seize by the arms裹挟 guǒ xié to sweep along挟带 xié dài to carry along挟怨 xié yuàn to hold a grudge挟制 xié zhì to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding要挟 yāo xié to threaten挟细拿粗 xié xì ná cū to provoke挟天子以令天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals