弓弩
弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5
- bow and crossbow
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
弓
弩
- 弩兵 nǔ bīng ㄋㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄥ nou5 bing1 archer
- 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
- 弩炮弩砲 nǔ pào ㄋㄨˇ ㄆㄠˋ nou5 paau3 catapult
- 石弩 shí nǔ ㄕˊ ㄋㄨˇ sek6 nou5 catapult
- 弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ gung1 nou5 sau2 crossbow shooter
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 惊弓之鸟驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- 鸟尽弓藏鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- 左右开弓左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)