occupy a strategic position
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǐ B è I è h ó u, which means the metaphor of controlling vital position. From the imperial edict.
The origin of Idioms
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his "imperial edict" that "to hold back one's back and strangle one's throat and block his way back."
Idiom usage
The key of metaphor control
Analysis of Idioms
It's a short story
occupy a strategic position
What you say comes with what you say - yán chū huò suí
aware that all things depend upon the will of god - dá rén zhī mìng
not forget after having run the eye over - chù mù chéng sòng
stand head and shoulders above others - hè xíng jī qún
commence business , now developed into a grand scale but with hardly anything to start with - téng kōng ér qǐ