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Home / Idiom / 荷枪实弹

(idiom) armed · carrying a loaded firearm

荷枪实弹
hé qiāng shí dàn
h+é·2nd toneq+iāng·1st tonesh+í·2nd toned+àn·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) · fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle枕戈待旦zhěn gē dài dànlit. to wear armor and hold weapons (idiom) · fig. fully armed; ready for battle披坚执锐pī jiān zhí ruì
Antonyms
(idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)赤手空拳chì shǒu kōng quánlit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless手无寸铁shǒu wú cùn tiě
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