及锋而试 — Chinese idiom
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
Traditional: 及鋒而試
Meaning
- lit. to reach the tip and try ; to have a go when at one's peak
Character by character
- 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
- 锋fēngspear-point; edge, point, tip
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 试shìto try, to experiment; exam, test
Idioms sharing a character
- 伤及无辜 shāng jí wú gū
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
- 及时行乐 jí shí xíng lè
- 噬脐莫及 shì qí mò jí
- 后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí
- 悔之无及 huǐ zhī wú jí
- 爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí
- 望尘莫及 wàng chén mò jí
- 管见所及 guǎn jiàn suǒ jí
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