剑走蜻蛉
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
Traditional: 劍走蜻蛉
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- the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
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Related Words
剑走偏锋(jiàn zǒu piān fēng)· the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
→一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)· a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见,如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)· one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一条绳上的蚂蚱(yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha)· lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
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