powerful bows and arrows

powerful bows and arrows

Strong bow, strong crossbow, Chinese idiom, Pinyin for Qi á NGG ō NGJ ì NGN ǔ, meaning strong bow, hard crossbow. It's a metaphor for good equipment. From the annals of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Strong bow and Crossbow

Idiom usage

It means well equipped

Examples

The front and back were mostly strong bows and crossbows, and the troops and horses were all shot around. The 26th chapter of Chen Chen's Shuihu houzhuan in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

The ninetieth chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "Korea is more than 900 Li, with hundreds of thousands of armour, but all the powerful weapons in the world come from Korea."

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Su Qin, a political strategist, went to Korea to lobby the king of Korea to unite with the six countries to deal with Qin. Han Wang met with him. He analyzed the favorable terrain of South Korea, as well as the strong bow and crossbow, the strong armour and the sharp soldiers. He was well-trained and very brave. If Qin was in the west, it would only make the world laugh. After hearing this, Han Wang said excitedly, "although I'm dead, I won't worry about Qin."