剑拔弩张 (jiàn bá nǔ zhāng) | Meaning: lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

could happen at any moment · on the verge一触即发yī chù jí fā

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) · (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)千钧一发qiān jūn yī fà

a point of no return · like an arrow on the bowstring · there can be no turning back · the arrow is on the bow · poised to strike箭在弦上jiàn zài xián shàng

nervous · keyed up · intense · tense · strained · in short supply · scarce · CL: zhèn紧张jǐn zhāng

lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) · fig. intense conflict刀光剑影dāo guāng jiàn yǐng

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility · at daggers drawn

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