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.
Chinese PinYin : chí dāo dòng zhàng
resort to force
the buddha 's mountain and the mustard seed -- to insert the largest thing into the smallest one -- sheer impossibility. xū mí jiè zǐ
feel that one has not done anything wrong. mén xīn wú kuì
The jade is gone and the gold is flying. yù zǒu jīn fēi
warning against hoarding wealth. xiàng chǐ fén shēn