剑走蜻蛉劍走蜻蛉

jiàn zǒu qīng líng

Meaning

the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

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Characters

剑jiànsword, dagger, saber佥刂走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee土止蜻qīngdragonfly虫青蛉língdragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae虫令