- lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- fig. intense conflict
Generated definitions (experimental)
- intense conflict
This idiom is used to describe a situation where there is fierce confrontation or rivalry, often associated with battles or disputes.
The competition between them is as intense as a flash of knives and swords.
Political debates are often filled with intense conflicts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影intense conflictdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的shí kè时刻moments of intense conflictzài在dāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影Zhōng中in the midst of intense conflictdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的shì jiè世界a world of fierce competitiondāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的duì kàng对抗confrontation of intense conflictdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的jú shì局势situation of intense conflictbù bù步步dāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影each step fraught with dangerdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的dòu zhēng斗争struggle in a climate of intense conflictdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的huán jìng环境an environment filled with conflictdāo guāng jiàn yǐng刀光剑影de的zhàn dòu战斗battle of fierce conflict