剑拔弩张

剑
劍
拔
拔
弩
弩
张
張
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn

Characters and words in 剑拔弩张

剑
劍
jiàn = ji + an4
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword
剑 = 佥 + 刂 : Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).
剑
劒
jiàn = ji + an4
variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
剑 = 佥 + 刂 : Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).
拔
bá = b + a2
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize
拔 = 扌 + 犮 : Beelzebub (b) has been enchained in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but someone came by and pulled him out (拔) using a toy claw (扌). After Beelzebub was freed he instantly gets the zoomies (犮) out of joy.
弩
nǔ = nu + Ø3
crossbow
张
張
zha̅ng = zh + ang1
surname Zhang
张
張
zha̅ng = zh + ang1
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).

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