扼喉撫背

See also: 扼喉抚背

Chinese

		hold (strategic position)	throat; larynx	to comfort; touch gently with hand	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (扼喉撫背)		扼	喉	撫	背
simp. (扼喉抚背)		扼	喉	抚	背
Literally: “to strangle the front and press the back”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èhóufǔbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aak¹ hau⁴ fu² bui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: èhóufǔbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehhourfuubey
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aak¹ hau⁴ fu² bui³
  - Yale: āak hàuh fú bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aak⁷ hau⁴ fu² bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ag¹ heo⁴ fu² bui³
  - IPA ^(key): /äːk̚⁵ hɐu̯²¹ fuː³⁵ puːy̯³³/

Idiom

扼喉撫背

to hold the best strategic positions which will render the enemy helpless; to occupy all military key points

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