如箭在弦
rú​jiàn​zài​xián

to reach the point of no return

  • created reference approved 如箭在弦 → 箭在弦上 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如箭在弦 rú​jiàn​zài​xián

    箭在弦上 jiàn​zài​xián​shàng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如箭在弦 · rú​jiàn​zài​xián · to reach the point of no return — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如箭在弦

    rú​jiàn​zài​xián

    to reach the point of no return

    Like an arrow on the bowstring; used to describe a situation where something is imminent or unavoidable due to the pressure of circumstances.

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · bowstring

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

    created sense