半路杀出个程咬金 in English ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
  • metaphorically somebody shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
  • somebody whose presence is regarded as irksome

Simplified Characters

半 路 杀 出 个 程 咬 金

Traditional Characters

半 路 殺 出 個 程 咬 金

Pinyin

ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

半ban4half 路lu4surname Lu 杀sha1to kill 出chu1to go out 个ge4individual 程cheng2surname Cheng 咬yao3to bite 金jin1surname Jin