一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
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1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
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2 old grievance
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3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
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1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
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2 to kill two birds with one stone
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
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2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
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1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
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1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
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2 young and inexperienced
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3 novice
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4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
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1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
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1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
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1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
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1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
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1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
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2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
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1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
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2 fig. overcome with sorrow
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3 to lambaste
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4 to rip sb to shreds
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
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1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
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2 fig. to bluff
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3 to be all talk and no action
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4 false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
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1 lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
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2 fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
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3 to have to finish what one started
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4 to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks