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"a spear" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
杸 shū to kill / a spear
Chinese Pinyin Translation
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn
锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons syn
临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment syn
花枪 花槍 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery syn
枪 鎗 qiāng variant of 槍|枪[qiang1] / rifle / spear syn
锋 鋒 fēng point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team) syn
矛 máo spear / lance / pike syn
刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
戟 jǐ halberd / long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade / combined spear and battle-ax
枪术 槍術 qiāng shù qiang (spear)
挥戈 揮戈 huī gē to brandish a spear
铩 鎩 shā (old) spear / lance / (literary) to cripple / to harm / to injure syn
鎗 qiāng variant of 槍|枪 / rifle / spear
殳 shū bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
锬 錟 tán long spear
铦 銛 xiān fish-spear / sharp
鐏 zūn butt end of spear
鏦 cōng spear / to plunge (with spear)
枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle syn
银样镴枪头 銀樣鑞槍頭 yín yàng là qiāng tóu silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
鏸 huì three edged spear / (used in given names)
籚 lú basket made of rush / spear-shaft
厹 qiú spear
銛 xiān fish-spear / sharp
鉾 móu spear
戭 yǎn spear
以子之矛，攻子之盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子) / turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard
明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
枪林箭雨 槍林箭雨 qiāng lín jiàn yǔ forest of spear, rain of arrows
银样鑞枪头 銀樣鑞槍頭 yín yàng là qiāng tóu lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head / fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless
梭镖 梭鏢 suō biāo spear
矠 zé (old) spear
红樱枪 紅櫻槍 hóng yīng qiāng ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
𨱔 鐏 zūn butt end of spear
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
蛇矛 shé máo ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn
揘毕 揘畢 héng bì to stab with a spear
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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