势如彍弩 (勢如彍弩) shì rú guō nǔ

shì rú guō nǔ phrase energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from the Warring States period text 孫子兵法 “Art of War” by Sunzi, section 5 (tr. by Giles 1910, p. 38)

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