刀光剑影

Traditional: 刀光劍影

dāo guāng jiàn yǐng

Dictionary entry

lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)

What does 刀光剑影 mean?

刀光剑影 (dāo guāng jiàn yǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)

2fig. intense conflict

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刀Dāosurname Dao 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]影yǐngpicture · image

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How to pronounce 刀光剑影

刀光剑影

dāo guāng jiàn yǐng

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