created reference approved 箭在弦上 → 不得不发 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
箭在弦上 jiànzàixiánshàng
不得不发 bùdébùfā
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 箭在弦上 → 矢在弦上 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
箭在弦上 jiànzàixiánshàng
矢在弦上 shǐzàixiánshàng
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 箭在弦上 · jiànzàixiánshàng · point of no return — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
箭在弦上
jiànzàixiánshàng
point of no return
The arrow is on the string; a situation where everything is ready and things have reached a point where one must act or there is no turning back. Often followed by [[不得不发|不得不发|bu4 de2 bu4 fa1]].
箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · 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