刀枪不入 — Chinese idiom
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
Traditional: 刀槍不入
Meaning
- lit. impervious to sword or spear
- fig. invulnerable
- untouchable
- thick-skinned
- impervious to criticism
Character by character
- 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
- 枪qiānggun, rife; lance, spear
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
Idioms sharing a character
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
- 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
- 两肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo
- 两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo
- 刀光剑影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
- 刀枪剑戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ
- 刀锯斧钺 dāo jù fǔ yuè
- 千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ
- 单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù
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