及锋而试
jí​fēng'ér​shì

to strike while the iron is hot

  • created reference approved 及锋而试/及鋒而試 → 及锋一试/及鋒一試 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    及锋而试 / 及鋒而試 jí​fēng'ér​shì

    及锋一试 / 及鋒一試 jí​fēng​yī​shì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 及锋而试/及鋒而試 · jí​fēng'ér​shì · to strike while the iron is hot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    及锋而试 / 及鋒而試

    jí​fēng'ér​shì

    to strike while the iron is hot

    To take advantage of the right moment to act; to make use of an army while its morale is at its peak.

    及 (literal) → 及 · jí · in time for 锋 (literal) → 锋/鋒 · fēng · edge or point 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to try

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense