Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「抵背扼喉」.
Here, we present the idiom 「抵背扼喉」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Resist: press down; strangle: pinch. Press the back and pinch the throat. A metaphor for controlling a key area.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǐ bèi è hóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dai2 bui3 ak1 hau4
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
