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劍拔弩張
劍拔弩張
See also: 剑拔弩张
Chinese
- {| style="clear: right;margin: 1em;border-collapse: collapse;text-align: center"
|- ! !(double-edged) sword
!
pull up; pull out; select; promote
!cross-bow !(a measure word); (a surname); open up |- !trad. (劍拔弩張) | 劍 | 拔 | 弩 | 張 |- !simp. (剑拔弩张) | 剑 | 拔 | 弩 | 张 |}
Idiom
劍拔弩張
- tense situation; ready to fight