真刀真枪 (真刀真槍)
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
Pinyin

Definition

真刀真枪 (真刀真槍)
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zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
  1. real swords, real spears (idiom)
  2. real weapons
  3. very much for real
  4. every bit real
  5. the genuine article

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 real
  5. 5 true
  6. 6 genuine
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 classifier: 片 piàn
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it