Chinese–English

短兵相接

duǎn bīng xiāng jiē · duan bing xiang jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
to fight at close quarters

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.