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Trad. 鰓弓
- visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)
- forward lunge (stance used in martial arts, fitness training etc)
Trad. 弓長嶺
- Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
Trad. 弓長嶺區
- Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
Trad. 角弓反張
- opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
Trad. 驚弓之鳥
- lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
Trad. 傷弓之鳥
- see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
Trad. 左右開弓
- 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)
Trad. 鳥盡弓藏
- lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- overly fearful
Trad. 開弓不放箭
- lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
- fig. to bluff
- to be all talk and no action
- false bravado
- to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
- to rape
Trad. 開弓沒有回頭箭
- 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