劍拔弩張

See also: 剑拔弩张

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote	cross-bow	(a measure word); surname; open up
trad. (劍拔弩張)		劍	拔	弩	張
simp. (剑拔弩张)		剑	拔	弩	张
Literally: “swords are unsheathed, and crossbows are drawn”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànbánǔzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ bat⁶ nou⁵ zoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànbánǔzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànbánǔjhang
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-pa²-nu³-chang¹
    • Yale: jyàn-bá-nǔ-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannbarnuujang
    • Palladius: цзяньбанучжан (czjanʹbanučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pä³⁵ nu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim³ bat⁶ nou⁵ zoeng¹
    • Yale: gim baht nóuh jēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ bat⁹ nou⁵ dzoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim³ bed⁶ nou⁵ zêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ pɐt̚² nou̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

劍拔弩張

1. tense situation; ready to fight

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (劍拔弩張):

• → Japanese: 剣抜弩張(けんばつどちょう) (kenbatsudochō)