袖箭
xiù jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

袖箭
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xiù jiàn
  1. spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

huǒ jiàn
  1. 1 rocket
  2. 2 classifier: 枚 méi
jiàn
  1. 1 arrow
  2. 2 classifier: 支 zhī
yī xiù
  1. 1 the sleeve of a garment
xiù
  1. 1 sleeve
  2. 2 to tuck inside one's sleeve
cháng xiù
  1. 1 long sleeves
  2. 2 long-sleeved shirt

Idioms (18)

一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices