jiàn
double-edged sword
CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
classifier for blows of a sword
bǎo jiàn
(double-edged) sword
CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
jiàn kè
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
Jiàn gé
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
fig. unexpected winning move
unconventional gambit
Jiàn Zǒu piān fēng
Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
at daggers drawn
Jiàn hé
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
chún qiāng shé jiàn
fight a battle of words
cross verbal swords
tài jí jiàn
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
Jiàn gé xiàn
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
Jiàn chuān
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
shàng fāng bǎo jiàn
variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC)
fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
kǒu mì fù jiàn
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang 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 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Jiàn hé xiàn
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Jiàn chuān xiàn
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Liú Jiàn fēng
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
shàng fāng bǎo jiàn
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
shàng fāng jiàn
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
qín jiàn piāo líng
floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang 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 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
jī jiàn zhě
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
fig. unexpected winning move
unconventional gambit
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
jiàn zuǐ méi
(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
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