created reference approved 剑拔弩张/劍拔弩張 → 弩张剑拔/弩張劍拔 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剑拔弩张 / 劍拔弩張 jiànbánǔzhāng
弩张剑拔 / 弩張劍拔 nǔzhāngjiànbá
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 剑拔弩张/劍拔弩張 → 销兵洗甲/銷兵洗甲 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剑拔弩张 / 劍拔弩張 jiànbánǔzhāng
销兵洗甲 / 銷兵洗甲 xiāobīngxǐjiǎ
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 剑拔弩张/劍拔弩張 → 一触即发/一觸即發 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剑拔弩张 / 劍拔弩張 jiànbánǔzhāng
一触即发 / 一觸即發 yīchùjífā
synonym
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created sense approved 剑拔弩张/劍拔弩張 · jiànbánǔzhāng · at daggers drawn — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剑拔弩张 / 劍拔弩張
jiànbánǔzhāng
at daggers drawn
Literally "with swords drawn and bows bent"; used to describe a tense situation where conflict seems ready to break out at any moment.
剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 弩 (literal) → 弩 · nǔ · crossbow 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to string a bow
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created sense approved 剑拔弩张/劍拔弩張 · jiànbánǔzhāng · bold and vigorous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剑拔弩张 / 劍拔弩張
jiànbánǔzhāng
bold and vigorous
Used to describe calligraphy that is powerful, sharp, and full of energy.
剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 弩 (literal) → 弩 · nǔ · crossbow 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to string a bow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition