Meaning of 刀光剑影
刀光剑影 means fierce fighting; glints and flashes of swords; the sight of fierce combat. Pronounced dāo guāng jiàn yǐng.
- fierce fighting; glints and flashes of swords; the sight of fierce combat
Definitions & Examples
Zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
dāo刀
guāng光
jiàn剑
yǐng影
，
hǎn喊
shā杀
shēng声
zhèn震
tiān天
。
On the battlefield, swords glittered and shadows flashed, and the war cries shook the heavens.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
shāng商
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
suī虽
rán然
méi没
yǒu有
zhēn真
dāo刀
zhēn真
qiāng枪
，
dàn但
yě也
shì是
dāo刀
guāng光
jiàn剑
yǐng影
，
yì异
cháng常
jī激
liè烈
。
Although the business competition in this company isn't with real weapons, it's equally fierce and cutthroat.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
jiāng江
hú湖
ēn恩
yuàn怨
，
chù处
chù处
chōng充
mǎn满
dāo刀
guāng光
jiàn剑
yǐng影
。
The novel depicts the grievances of the martial arts world, filled with scenes of deadly conflict everywhere.
Huì会
yì议
shì室
lǐ里
qì气
fēn氛
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
suī虽
rán然
méi没
yǒu有
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
què却
fǎng仿
fú佛
àn暗
cáng藏
dāo刀
guāng光
jiàn剑
yǐng影
。
The atmosphere in the conference room was tense; although there was no open argument, it seemed to conceal undercurrents of conflict.