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!
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
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1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
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2 uncorrupted
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3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
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1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
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
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
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1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
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)
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
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1 honest and upright (idiom)
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
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
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1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
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1 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
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