箭在弦上，不得不發

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(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 bow string; string of mus. instr.
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 have no choice but to; cannot but; have to
 
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
trad. (箭在弦上，不得不發) 箭 在 弦 上 ， 不得不 發
simp. (箭在弦上，不得不发) 箭 在 弦 上 ， 不得不 发

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiàn zài xián shàng, bùdébù fā
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn zài xián shàng, bùdébù fā
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn zài sián shàng, bùdébù fa
      • Wade–Giles: chien4 tsai4 hsien2 shang4, pu4-tê2-pu4 fa1
      • Yale: jyàn dzài syán shàng-, bù-dé-bù fā
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann tzay shyan shanq, buderbu fa
      • Palladius: цзянь цзай сянь шан, будэбу фа (czjanʹ czaj sjanʹ šan, budɛbu fa)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

Idiom

箭在弦上，不得不發

  1. there's no turning back now!
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