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劍拔弩張 (剑拔弩张)

jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

Definition

  1. (lit.) with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. at daggers drawn

Character Decomposition

劍
=
僉
+
刂
拔
=
扌
+
犮
弩
=
奴
+
弓
張
=
弓
+
長

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