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放箭
fàng
jiàn
to shoot an arrow; to let loose an arrow
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Entry Composition
=1
放
fàng
to put
to place
to release
to free
to let go
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
=1
放
fǎng
a surname, Fang
alternative form of
仿
(“to imitate; to resemble”)
to base on
to reach
2
箭
jiàn
arrow
classifier:
支
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開弓不放箭
kāi
gōng
bù
fàng
jiàn
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
fig. to bluff
to be all talk and no action
false bravado