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arrow / CL:
HSK 6
rocket / CL:
HSK 6
bow and arrow
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
archery / to shoot an arrow
attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
carrier rocket
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
booster rocket
arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado
Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei
iron arrow
whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal)


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