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		Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
		搤	扼	[e4]	/variant of 扼[e4]/	4925	1
		扼	扼	[e4]	/to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold/	6592	1
		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)/	3936	1
		扼襟控咽	扼襟控咽	[e4 jin1 kong4 yan1]	/to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass/	6355	1
		扼頸	扼颈	[e4 jing3]	/to strangle/to throttle/	6596	1
		扼殺	扼杀	[e4 sha1]	/to strangle/to throttle/	6596	1
		扼守	扼守	[e4 shou3]	/to hold a pass/to guard (a strategic location)/	6592	1
		扼死	扼死	[e4 si3]	/to strangle/to throttle/to stifle (opinions)/	6596	1
		扼腕	扼腕	[e4 wan4]	/to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)/	6592	1
		扼要	扼要	[e4 yao4]	/to the point/concise/	6592	1
		扼制	扼制	[e4 zhi4]	/to control/to restrain/	6592	1
		簡明扼要	简明扼要	[jian3 ming2 e4 yao4]	/brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct/	3843	1

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