矢在弦上
shǐ​zài​xián​shàng

imminent

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

    矢在弦上 shǐ​zài​xián​shàng

    箭在弦上 jiàn​zài​xián​shàng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 矢在弦上 · shǐ​zài​xián​shàng · imminent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矢在弦上

    shǐ​zài​xián​shàng

    imminent

    (idiom) Lit. "an arrow is already on the bowstring"; describes a situation forced by circumstances where it is impossible to stop or turn back; unstoppable

    矢 (literal) → 矢 · shǐ · arrow 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · bowstring 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on

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

    created sense