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劍拔弩張 (gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1) — a state of mutual hostility (lit., with swords drawn and bows bent) in Cantonese

gim˗₃劍batˍ₆拔nouˏ₅弩zoengˉ¹張
简 剑拔弩张
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1

Meaning of 劍拔弩張

nouna state of mutual hostility (lit., with swords drawn and bows bent)

Characters in 劍拔弩張

劍gim3
sword; dagger; saber | [variant]
拔bat6
capture; seize; root out
弩nou5
crossbow used to shoot arrows in ancient times
張zoeng1
look

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