剑走蜻蛉 in English jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2 Meaning

Meanings

• the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically unexpected winning move
• unconventional gambit

Pinyin

jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

剑jian4double-edged sword 走zou3to walk 蜻qing1see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] 蛉ling2sandfly