猴子搏矢 — “To describe someone who”
猴子搏矢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe someone who”. By showing off minor cleverness or skill, becomes overconfident and thus easily falls into a trap or gets into trouble. Literally, “Monkey grapples with arrows”.
猴子搏矢 Pronunciation and Pinyin
猴子搏矢 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 猴子搏矢
Origin and Story of 猴子搏矢
When King Wu was traveling by boat to a monkey mountain along the Yangtze River, many monkeys fled in fear upon seeing people.
However, one monkey remained calm, jumping around and showing off its agility in front of King Wu.
King Wu took up his bow and shot an arrow at it, which the monkey skillfully caught.
King Wu then ordered his assistants to shoot simultaneously, and that monkey, which had wanted to show off, was eventually shot dead.
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Open the tool →Questions about 猴子搏矢
What does 猴子搏矢 mean?
猴子搏矢 (hóu zi bó shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe someone who”.
How do you pronounce 猴子搏矢?
猴子搏矢 is pronounced hóu zi bó shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 猴子搏矢 literally mean?
Literally, 猴子搏矢 means “Monkey grapples with arrows”. It is used to mean “to describe someone who”.
Where does 猴子搏矢 come from?
猴子搏矢 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 猴子搏矢?
形容喜欢卖弄小聪明的人容易上当