击剑 (擊劍)
jī jiàn
Pinyin
Definition
击剑 (擊劍)
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- fencing (sport)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (17)
以卵击石
- 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
刻舟求剑
- 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑拔弩张
- 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
- 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- 2 fig. unexpected winning move
- 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
- 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
- 2 fig. unexpected winning move
- 3 unconventional gambit