resort to force
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á D à on à ngzhang à ng, which means to wave a knife, a gun and a stick. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
The 25th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "when Baoyu takes a knife and sticks, he seeks for life and death, and it turns the world upside down."
Analysis of Idioms
Take a knife and move a stick
Idiom usage
It refers to the use of force.
Examples
The 29th chapter of "Jin Ping Mei CI Hua" written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "he said how he used a knife and a stick to send him out and hanged his daughter-in-law."
The 26th chapter of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "the situation is different now and in the past. I'm not afraid that she will fly away and take a knife and stick."
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