复合弓 | fù hé gōng | composite bow (archery) | |
高弓足 | gāo gōng zú | high-arched feet | |
集电弓 | jí diàn gōng | pantograph (transportation) | |
受电弓 | shòu diàn gōng | pantograph (transportation) | |
左右开弓 | zuǒ yòu kāi gōng | lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) | |
杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful | |
鸟尽弓藏 | niǎo jìn gōng cáng | lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose | |
惊弓之鸟 | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences | |
伤弓之鸟 | shāng gōng zhī niǎo | see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3] | |
角弓反张 | jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng | opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis | |
开弓不放箭 | kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn | lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado | |
霸王硬上弓 | bà wáng yìng shàng gōng | to force oneself upon sb (idiom) / to rape | |
开弓没有回头箭 | kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn | 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 | |