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半路殺出個程咬金
简 半路杀出个程咬金 · 繁 半路殺出個程咬金Mandarin · pinyin bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn
Meanings
- lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
- fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
- sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
Characters in this entry
- 半
- bàn · half
- 路
- lù · road, path, street; journey
- 殺
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- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 個
- gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
- 程
- chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda
- 咬
- yǎo · bite, gnaw
- 金
- jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
- 杀
- shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
- 个
- gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–1–4–2–3–1 · ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) someone or something unexpected appears and disrupts the matter; to be thrown a spanner in the works
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