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剑拔弩张

jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

Definitions

  • •lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  • •at daggers drawn

Child Words of 剑拔弩张

剑
jiàn
拔
bá
弩
nǔ
张
zhāng