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lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat · to fight at close quarters

短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
d+uǎn·3rd toneb+īng·1st tonex+iāng·1st tonej+iē·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to meet on the battlefield (idiom)兵戎相见bīng róng xiāng jiànto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat · measure for measure针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duì(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange唇枪舌剑chún qiāng shé jiànto be awfully (busy etc)不可开交bù kě kāi jiāo(idiom) to fight bravely amid bloodshed and great sacrifice浴血奋战yù xuè fèn zhànto come to blows · to start a fight · (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 dǎ chū shǒu)大打出手dà dǎ chū shǒu
Antonyms
in a gentle and mild way (or manner) · like a gentle breeze and a mild rain · in a genial (or amiable) manner · not be rough和风细雨hé fēng xì yǔlit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) · fig. to speak in a roundabout way · to equivocate · to beat about the bush拐弯抹角guǎi wān mò jiǎolit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)指桑骂槐zhǐ sāng mà huái(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations含沙射影hán shā shè yǐng
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