挥戈退日 — “To turn the tide in a critical situation”
挥戈退日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn the tide in a critical situation”. To avert a major disaster or crisis through decisive action. Literally, “to wield a halberd to drive back the sun”.
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挥戈退日 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挥戈退日 Character Breakdown
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在项目即将失败的关键时刻，小王挺身而出，挥戈退日，最终带领团队成功扭转了局面。
At the critical moment when the project was about to fail, Xiao Wang stepped forward, turning the tide, and finally led the team to successfully reverse the situation.
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More idioms starting with 挥
- huī挥jiàn剑chéng成hé河possess extraordinary power or magical ability
- huī挥quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖raise fists and roll up sleeves
- huī挥chì斥bā八jí极wielding across the eight directions
- huī挥rì日yáng阳gē戈Turn back the tide in a desperate situation
- huī挥háo毫mìng命chǔ楮To begin writing or composing
- huī挥háo毫luò落zhǐ纸wield a brush to write or paint
- huī挥hàn汗rú如yǔ雨sweat profusely
- huī挥hàn汗chéng成yǔ雨so many people that their sweat rains
- huī挥mù沐tǔ吐cān餐interrupt bath or meal for guests
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What does 挥戈退日 mean?
挥戈退日 (huī gē tuì rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn the tide in a critical situation”.
How do you pronounce 挥戈退日?
挥戈退日 is pronounced huī gē tuì rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挥戈退日 literally mean?
Literally, 挥戈退日 means “to wield a halberd to drive back the sun”. It is used to mean “to turn the tide in a critical situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挥戈退日?
挥舞兵器，赶回太阳。形容力挽危局。同“挥戈反日”。