扼襟控咽

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

Characters and words in 扼襟控咽

è = Ø + e4

to grip forcefully / to clutch at / to guard / to control / to hold

è = Ø + e4

variant of 扼[e4]

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

kòng = ku + (e)ng4

to control / to accuse / to charge / to sue / to invert a container to empty it / (suffix) (slang) buff / enthusiast / devotee / -phile or -philia

控 = 扌 + 空 : Karl Koala (ku) cannot find the air conditioner's (空) remote control (控) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4; he's sitting on it). He doesn't want to get up from the sofa either, so he switches the aircon on using a long toy claw (扌).

ya̅n = y + an1

narrow pass / throat / pharynx

yàn = y + an4

variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]

咽 = 口 + 因 : Maud Younger (y) and René Descartes (因) are preparing to swallow (咽) a whole mandarin each (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

yè = y + e4

to choke (in crying)

yàn = y + an4

to swallow

咽 = 口 + 因 : Maud Younger (y) and René Descartes (因) are preparing to swallow (咽) a whole mandarin each (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

ya̅n = y + an1

throat; pharynx / narrow pass

Words with 扼襟控咽

扼襟控咽 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 扼襟控咽

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