弓弩
gōng nǔ
Pinyin

Definition

弓弩
 - 
gōng nǔ
  1. bow and crossbow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

弓形
gōng xíng
  1. 1 circular segment
弹弓
dàn gōng
  1. 1 catapult
  2. 2 slingshot
足弓
zú gōng
  1. 1 arch (of a foot)
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
弓
Gōng
  1. 1 surname Gong
弓弦
gōng xián
  1. 1 bowstring
弓箭
gōng jiàn
  1. 1 bow and arrow
弓箭手
gōng jiàn shǒu
  1. 1 archer
弓背
gōng bèi
  1. 1 to hunch over
  2. 2 to stoop
  3. 3 to arch one's back (upward)
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
  1. 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. spent force
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
  1. 1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
弓弩
gōng nǔ
  1. 1 bow and crossbow
弓腰
gōng yāo
  1. 1 to bow
  2. 2 to bend at the waist
弓身
gōng shēn
  1. 1 to bend the body at the waist
  2. 2 to bow
弓长岭
Gōng cháng lǐng
  1. 1 Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liáo yáng shì], Liaoning
弩弓
nǔ gōng
  1. 1 crossbow
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
角弓
jiǎo gōng
  1. 1 bow decorated with animal horns

Idioms (9)

剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
  1. 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. spent force
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bluff
  3. 3 to be all talk and no action
  4. 4 false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
  1. 1 lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. 3 to have to finish what one started
  4. 4 to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
  1. 1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
鸟尽弓藏
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
  1. 1 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

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