弓弩
gōng nǔ
Pinyin
Definition
弓弩
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- bow and crossbow
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
剑拔弩张
- 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 2 at daggers drawn
左右开弓
- 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
- 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
- 4 to use both feet equally (football)
强弩之末
- 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
- 2 fig. spent force
杯弓蛇影
- 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 2 overly fearful
开弓不放箭
- 1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
- 2 fig. to bluff
- 3 to be all talk and no action
- 4 false bravado