扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1
- to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
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扼
- 扼制 è zhì ㄜˋ ㄓˋ aak1 zai3 to control
- 扼守 è shǒu ㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ aak1 sau2 to hold a pass
- 扼死 è sǐ ㄜˋ ㄙˇ aak1 sei2 to strangle
- 扼杀 扼殺 è shā ㄜˋ ㄕㄚ aak1 saat3 to strangle
- 扼腕 è wàn ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ aak1 wun2 to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
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襟
- 对襟 對襟 duì jīn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deoi3 kam1 buttoned Chinese jacket
- 胸襟 xiōng jīn ㄒㄩㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ hung1 kam1 lapel of jacket
- 衣襟 yī jīn ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ ji1 kam1 the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket
- 襟兄 jīn xiōng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ kam1 hing1 husband of wife's older sister
- 襟度 jīn dù ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨˋ kam1 dou6 (literary) breadth of mind
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- 襟弟 jīn dì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ kam1 dai6 husband of wife's younger sister
- 襟怀 襟懷 jīn huái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ kam1 waai4 bosom (the seat of emotions)
- 襟抱 jīn bào ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄠˋ kam1 pou5 ambition
- 襟素 jīn sù ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ kam1 sou3 one's true heart
- 襟翼 jīn yì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧˋ kam1 jik6 (aircraft) wing flap
- 连襟 連襟 lián jīn ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ lin4 kam1 husbands of sisters
- 开襟 開襟 kāi jīn ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄣ hoi1 kam1 buttoned Chinese tunic
- 襟副翼 jīn fù yì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧˋ kam1 fu3 jik6 flaperon (aeronautics)
- 开襟衫 開襟衫 kāi jīn shān ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢ hoi1 kam1 saam1 cardigan
- 捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zing3 kam1 ngai4 zo6 to sit upright and still (idiom)
- 襟怀坦白 襟懷坦白 jīn huái tǎn bái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ kam1 waai4 taan2 baak6 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 襟怀夷旷 襟懷夷曠 jīn huái yí kuàng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ kam1 waai4 ji4 kwong3 broad-minded
控
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 指控 zhǐ kòng ㄓˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zi2 hung3 accusation
- 控制 kòng zhì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ hung3 zai3 to control
- 控告 kòng gào ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄠˋ hung3 gou3 to accuse; to charge; to indict
- 操控 cāo kòng ㄘㄠ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cou1 hung3 to control
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- 监控 監控 jiān kòng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ gaam1 hung3 to monitor
- 调控 調控 tiáo kòng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tiu4 hung3 to regulate
- 遥控 遙控 yáo kòng ㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jiu4 hung3 to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control
- 受控 shòu kòng ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sau6 hung3 to be controlled
- 品控 pǐn kòng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ban2 hung3 quality control (QC), abbr. for 品质控制
- 严控 嚴控 yán kòng ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jim4 hung3 to strictly control (abbr. for 严格控制)
- 封控 fēng kòng ㄈㄥ ㄎㄨㄥˋ fung1 hung3 to lock down
- 专控 專控 zhuān kòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zyun1 hung3 exclusive control
- 布控 bù kòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋ bou3 hung3 to deploy surveillance
- 手控 shǒu kòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sau2 hung3 manual control
- 把控 bǎ kòng ㄅㄚˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ baa2 hung3 to control; to be in charge of
- 掌控 zhǎng kòng ㄓㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zoeng2 hung3 to control
- 控件 kòng jiàn ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hung3 gin2 (computing) a control (e.g. button, text box etc)
- 控方 kòng fāng ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄤ hung3 fong1 (law) the prosecution
- 控管 kòng guǎn ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ hung3 gun2 to control (quality etc)
咽
- 咽喉 yān hóu ㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˊ jin1 hau4 throat
- 呜咽 嗚咽 wū yè ㄨ ㄧㄝˋ wu1 jit3 to sob
- 下咽 xià yān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ haa6 jin1 (anatomy) hypopharynx
- 下咽 下嚥 xià yàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ to swallow (food or drink)
- 前咽 qián yān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ cin4 jin1 prepharynx (biology)
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- 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ tan1 jin3 to swallow
- 咽峡 咽峽 yān xiá ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ jin1 haap6 isthmus of the fauces
- 咽炎 yān yán ㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 jim4 pharyngitis
- 咽头 咽頭 yān tóu ㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ jin1 tau4 pharynx
- 哽咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ gang2 jit3 to choke with emotion
- 喉咽 hóu yān ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄢ hau4 jin1 laryngopharynx
- 咽下 嚥下 yàn xià ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jin3 haa6 to swallow
- 咽住 嚥住 yàn zhù ㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ jit3 zyu6 to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
- 咽气 嚥氣 yàn qì ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ jin3 hei3 to die
- 抽咽 chōu yè ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝˋ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 梗咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ variant of 哽咽
- 鼻咽 bí yān ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ bei6 jin1 nose and throat
- 下咽癌 xià yān ái ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ ㄞˊ haa6 jin1 ngaam4 (medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer
- 咽峡炎 咽峽炎 yān xiá yán ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 haap6 jim4 angina
- 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ jin1 gu2 gun2 Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽 to the tympanic cavity 鼓室 of the middle ear)