resort to force

resort to force

A Chinese idiom, CH í D à OD à ngzhang à ng, means to use force. From a dream of Red Mansions.

Analysis of Idioms

Holding a knife and stick

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 34 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "who's making trouble? You start with a knife and a stick, but you say other people are making trouble. "

Idiom usage

A fight is a fight.

Examples

Don't hold a knife or a stick. Talk well.