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We’re presenting the idiom 「扼襟控咽」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

A metaphor for occupying a strategic position.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

è jīn kòng yān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ak1 kam1 hung3 yin1

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