咽喉要道 meaning in English
chokepointdefilebottle-neck
Examples
- Located in a mountain gorge , the pass first built during the spring and autumn period 770 - 476 bc was a strategic point on the way leading to the ancient capitals of chang an in the west and luoyang in the east
函谷关位于三门峡所辖灵宝市北坡头乡，地处长安古道，因在峡谷中，深险如函而得名。它始建于春秋，是东去洛阳，西达长安的咽喉要道， “鸡鸣狗盗”的故事与此地有关。