潢池弄兵
huáng​chí​nòng​bīng

to challenge a much stronger power

  • created reference approved 潢池弄兵 → 弄兵潢池 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    潢池弄兵 huáng​chí​nòng​bīng

    弄兵潢池 nòng​bīng​huáng​chí

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 潢池弄兵 · huáng​chí​nòng​bīng · to challenge a much stronger power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    潢池弄兵

    huáng​chí​nòng​bīng

    to challenge a much stronger power

    (idiom) to incite a rebellion or engage in armed conflict despite being vastly outmatched; to do something in spite of great danger

    潢 (literal) → 潢 · huáng · pool 池 (literal) → 池 · chí · pond 弄 (literal) → 弄 · nòng · to play with 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · weapons

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

    created sense