敲山震虎

敲山震虎
qiāoshānzhèn

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    a deliberate show of strength as a warning

    • He made a show of force to intimidate his opponent into not daring to act recklessly.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.

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