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引而不发 (引而不發)

yǐn ér bù fā

Definition

  1. to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. to go through the motions
  3. to practice
  4. a trial run

Character Decomposition

引
=
弓
+
丨
而
=
丆
+
？
不
=
丆
+
卜
发
=
？
+
又

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