夺门而出 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to rush out through a door

Character by character

• 夺duóto rob, to snatch, to take by force
• 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
• 而érand, and then, and yet; but
• 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce

Idioms sharing a character

• 你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
• 喧宾夺主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ
• 强词夺理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ
• 横刀夺爱 héng dāo duó ài
• 争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo
• 争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì
• 争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì
• 璀璨夺目 cuǐ càn duó mù
• 生杀予夺 shēng shā yǔ duó
• 一门心思 yī mén xīn si

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