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

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

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)

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