lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
trad. 劍拔弩張
Also written 劍拔弩張【jiàn bá nǔ zhāng】
Characters in this word
4剑
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double-edged sword, CL:口[kou3],把[ba3], classifier for blows of a sword
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 劍
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2582 of 2500
拔
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to pull up, to pull out, to draw out by suction, to select, to pick, to stand out (above level), to surpass, to seize
- Pinyin
- bá
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10721 of 2500
弩
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crossbow
- Pinyin
- nǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 43490 of 2500
张
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surname Zhang
- Pinyin
- Zhāng
- Traditional
- 張
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1981 of 2500