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劍拔弩張 (gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

劍拔弩張 (gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1, jiàn bá nǔ zhāng) — lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 劍俠 (gim3 hap6) — A Chinese Immortal Story
• 劍擊 (gim3 gik1) — fencing (sport)
• 劍花 (gim3 faa1) — Hylocereus undatus [flower]
• 劍蘭 (gim3 laan4) — Gladiolus
• 劍鞘 (gim3 ciu3) — scabbard or sheath, for holding a sword, knife, or other large blade
• 劍 (gim3) — double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

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