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.
resort to force
deliver the country from distress - fú wēi dìng qīng
take up and adopt others ' thoughts instead of using one 's own - shí rén yá huì
a book which is poorly written and not worth reading - zāi lí huò zǎo
both the branches and leaves spread out - zhī yè fú sū