箭在弦上
Meanings
- reach the point of no return
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: jian4 zai4 xian2 shang4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zin3 zoi6 jin4 soeng6
Cantonese word readings for 箭在弦上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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