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刺虎持鹬
刺虎持鹬
刺虎持鹬
刺虎持鹬
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刺虎持鹬

刺虎持鹬 — Chinese Idiom

刺虎持鹬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bide one's time and seize an opportunity to achieve two objectives with a single action; to kill two birds with one stone by waiting for the opportune moment”.

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刺虎持鹬 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刺虎持鹬 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刺
cì8prick, stab, or thorn
虎
hǔ8Tiger; brave; intimidate
持
chí9hold, maintain, support
鹬
yù17sandpiper bird

Example Sentence with 刺虎持鹬

在这次项目合作中,他巧妙地运用了刺虎持鹬的策略,既解决了资金问题又扩展了市场份额。
In this project collaboration, he skillfully employed the strategy of "cì hǔ chí yù" (waiting for an opportune moment to act and achieve two goals), solving funding issues and expanding market share simultaneously.

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Synonyms of 刺虎持鹬

  • yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争,,yú渔wēng翁dé得lì利When two fight, a third profits

More idioms starting with 刺

  • cì刺shàng上huà化xià下admonish superiors and enlighten inferiors
  • cì刺cì刺bù不xiū休chatter on and on
  • cì刺xīn心qiè切gǔ骨intense grief and indignation
  • cì刺xīn心kè刻gǔ骨deeply imprinted on heart and mind
  • cì刺xīn心liè裂gān肝to feel extreme sorrow or grief
  • cì刺gǔ股xuán悬liáng梁study diligently with perseverance
  • cì刺gǔ股dú读shū书study diligently despite hardship
  • cì刺gǔ骨xuán悬liáng梁study diligently enduring hardship

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What does 刺虎持鹬 mean?

刺虎持鹬 (cì hǔ chí yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bide one's time and seize an opportunity to achieve two objectives with a single action; to kill two birds with one stone by waiting for the opportune moment”.

How do you pronounce 刺虎持鹬?

刺虎持鹬 is pronounced cì hǔ chí yù in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 刺虎持鹬?

比喻待机行事,一举两得。

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