从中作梗 — Chinese idiom
从中作梗
cóng zhōng zuò gěng
Traditional: 從中作梗
Meaning
- to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
Character by character
- 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
- 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
- 梗gěngstem, branch; to hinder, to block
Idioms sharing a character
- 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
- 名从主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 从井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén
- 从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú
- 从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng
- 从谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú
- 从长计议 cóng cháng jì yì
- 投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng
- 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié
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