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floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
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  *劍* | 劍* | *劍
double-edged sword / CL: , / classifier for blows of a sword
HSK 6
(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
University of Cambridge
sword
Cambridge
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
saber-toothed tiger
sword hilt
sword blade
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
Dorado (constellation)
point / sharp end
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
sisal hemp
fencing (sport)
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) / imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
Jianhe, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
kendō (sports)
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
swordsman
épée (fencing)
swordsmanship
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
sharp sword
sword / (fencing) saber
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
swordfish
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
fencing / sword-play
to perform a sword-dance
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn
(bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
dagger
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
(typography) dagger (†)
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
foil (fencing)
wooden sword
(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:
stegosaurus
variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑 / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill


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