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霸王硬上弓. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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Xiang Yu
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hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
a bow (weapon)
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| trad. (霸王硬上弓)
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霸王
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硬
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上
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弓
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| simp. #(霸王硬上弓)
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霸王
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硬
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上
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弓
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| Literally: “Xiang Yu (the overlord) attaches the bowstring”.
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Etymology
It is said that the mighty leader Xiang Yu could bend a bow and attach the string with only one hand.
Pronunciation
Idiom
霸王硬上弓
- (figurative) to do something by force
- (euphemistic) to force oneself upon; to rape