created sense approved 回马枪/回馬槍 · huímǎqiāng · sudden counter-attack — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
回马枪 / 回馬槍
huímǎqiāng
sudden counter-attack
A sudden backthrust or counter-attack that catches an opponent off guard; originally a spear technique where a rider pretends to flee and then suddenly turns to strike his pursuer.
回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to turn 马枪 (literal) → 马枪/馬槍 · mǎqiāng · lance
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 回马枪/回馬槍 · huímǎqiāng · turning against one's own side — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
回马枪 / 回馬槍
huímǎqiāng
turning against one's own side
A sudden reversal of position where someone turns around to expose or attack their own former allies.
回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to turn 马枪 (literal) → 马枪/馬槍 · mǎqiāng · lance
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition