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剑拔弩张
/ jiàn bá nǔ zhāng /
Strokes
Definition
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility/at daggers drawn
Example
Definition
with swords drawn and bows bent―(of a situation) becoming dangerously explosive; at daggers drawn
1
Liǎng
两
guó
国
guānxi
关系
chángqīyǐlái
长期以来
chǔyú
处于
jiànbánǔzhāng
剑拔弩张
、
shìbùliǎnglì
势不两立
de
的
zhuàngtài
状态
。
These two countries have long been at daggers drawn with each other.