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棋逢敌手 — “To meet one's match”

棋逢敌手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meet one's match”. To be evenly matched against a strong opponent, implying a challenging and balanced competition. Literally, “Chess meets rival”.

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棋逢敌手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

棋逢敌手 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
棋
qí12board game pieces
逢
féng11to meet or encounter
敌
dí10enemy or adversary
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

Example Sentence with 棋逢敌手

两位顶尖选手在决赛中棋逢敌手,每一局都打得难解难分,令观众大饱眼福。
The two top players met their match in the final, with every game being incredibly close and captivating the audience.

Idioms Related to 棋逢敌手

Synonyms of 棋逢敌手

  • shì势jūn均lì力dí敌equally matched in strength or power
  • qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手to meet one's match

Antonyms of 棋逢敌手

  • bù不kān堪yī一jī击extremely vulnerable

More idioms starting with 棋

  • qí棋bù布xīng星luó罗densely scattered like chess pieces and stars
  • qí棋bù布xīng星chén陈numerous and densely arranged
  • qí棋bù布cuò错zhì峙scattered and confronting like chess pieces
  • qí棋shū输xiān先zhāo着lose due to opponent's early advantage
  • qí棋shū输xiān先zhuó著lose due to opponent's first move
  • qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手,,jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
  • qí棋féng逢dí敌shǒu手,,jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
  • qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着one move ahead
  • qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着,,shù束shǒu手fù缚jiǎo脚superior skill constrains opponent
  • qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着,,fù缚shǒu手fù缚jiǎo脚superior skill completely constrains opponent

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Questions about 棋逢敌手

What does 棋逢敌手 mean?

棋逢敌手 (qí féng dí shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meet one's match”.

How do you pronounce 棋逢敌手?

棋逢敌手 is pronounced qí féng dí shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 棋逢敌手 literally mean?

Literally, 棋逢敌手 means “Chess meets rival”. It is used to mean “to meet one's match”.

What is the Chinese definition of 棋逢敌手?

比喻彼此本领不相上下。

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