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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military)
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扼喉撫背 扼喉抚背 [e4 hou2 fu3 bei4] /lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)/fig. to occupy all key points (military)/

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