剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張
剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1
- lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- at daggers drawn
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剑 劍
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ pui3 gim3 sword
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lei6 gim3 sharp sword
- 剑客 劍客 jiàn kè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ gim3 haak3 swordsman
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- 剑尖 劍尖 jiàn jiān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ gim3 zim1 point
- 剑川 劍川 Jiàn chuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gim3 cyun1 see 剑川县
- 剑指 劍指 jiàn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˇ gim3 zi2 (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
- 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ gim3 beng3 sword hilt
- 剑标 劍標 jiàn biāo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ gim3 biu1 (typography) dagger (†)
- 剑桥 劍橋 Jiàn qiáo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gim3 kiu4 Cambridge
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ gim3 faat3 fencing
- 剑术 劍術 jiàn shù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ gim3 seot6 swordsmanship
- 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gim3 san1 sword blade
- 剑道 劍道 jiàn dào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ gim3 dou6 kendō (sports)
- 剑阁 劍閣 Jiàn gé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ gim3 gok3 see 剑阁县
- 剑鱼 劍魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ gim3 jyu2 swordfish
- 剑鸻 劍鴴 jiàn héng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄥˊ gim3 hang4 (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
拔
- 提拔 tí bá ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄚˊ tai4 bat6 to promote to a higher job
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ syun2 bat6 to select the best
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 俊拔 jùn bá ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄅㄚˊ zeon3 bat6 outstandingly talented
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- 劲拔 勁拔 jìng bá ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄚˊ ging6 bat6 tall and straight
- 孤拔 Gū bá ㄍㄨ ㄅㄚˊ gu1 bat6 Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
- 把拔 bǎ bá ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄚˊ baa2 bat6 (Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
- 拓拔 Tuò bá ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ tok3 bat6 branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 拔取 bá qǔ ㄅㄚˊ ㄑㄩˇ bat6 ceoi2 to pick out
- 拔地 bá dì ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ bat6 dei6 to rise steeply from level ground
- 拔尖 bá jiān ㄅㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bat6 zim1 top-notch (colloquial)
- 拔掉 bá diào ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bat6 diu6 to pluck
- 拔擢 bá zhuó ㄅㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ bat6 zok6 select the best people for promotion
- 拔染 bá rǎn ㄅㄚˊ ㄖㄢˇ bat6 jim5 discharge
- 拔根 bá gēn ㄅㄚˊ ㄍㄣ bat6 gan1 (lit. and fig.) to uproot
- 拔毒 bá dú ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄨˊ bat6 duk6 draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 拔河 bá hé ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄜˊ bat6 ho4 tug-of-war
- 拔海 bá hǎi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ bat6 hoi2 elevation (above sea level)
弩
张 張
- 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤ zyu2 zoeng1 to advocate
- 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng ㄕㄣ ㄓㄤ san1 zoeng1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
- 张扬 張揚 zhāng yáng ㄓㄤ ㄧㄤˊ zoeng1 joeng4 to display ostentatiously
- 张贴 張貼 zhāng tiē ㄓㄤ ㄊㄧㄝ zoeng1 tip3 to post (a notice)
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓㄤ fong1 zoeng1 flustered
- 扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤ kong3 zoeng1 expansion
- 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng ㄓˇ ㄓㄤ zi2 zoeng1 paper
- 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤ gan2 zoeng1 nervous
- 夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng ㄎㄨㄚ ㄓㄤ kwaa1 zoeng1 to exaggerate
- 开张 開張 kāi zhāng ㄎㄞ ㄓㄤ hoi1 zoeng1 to open a business
- 张灯结彩 張燈結彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi ㄓㄤ ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄞˇ zoeng1 dang1 git3 coi2 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 乖张 乖張 guāi zhāng ㄍㄨㄞ ㄓㄤ gwaai1 zoeng1 recalcitrant
- 单张 單張 dān zhāng ㄉㄢ ㄓㄤ daan1 zoeng1 flyer
- 嚣张 囂張 xiāo zhāng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄓㄤ hiu1 zoeng1 rampant
- 张三 張三 Zhāng Sān ㄓㄤ ㄙㄢ zoeng1 saam1 Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
- 张丹 張丹 Zhāng Dān ㄓㄤ ㄉㄢ zoeng1 daan1 Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
- 张仪 張儀 Zhāng Yí ㄓㄤ ㄧˊ zoeng1 ji4 Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- 张力 張力 zhāng lì ㄓㄤ ㄌㄧˋ zoeng1 lik6 tension