剑拔弩张 (jiàn bá nǔ zhāng) — estar en pie de guerra; estar en un estado tenso y confrontacional

Definición

Ejemplos

• 谈判双方剑拔弩张，气氛非常紧张。
  Tán pàn shuāng fāng jiàn bá nǔ zhāng, qì fen fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
  The two sides of the negotiation were at daggers drawn; the atmosphere was extremely tense.
• 两国军队在边境剑拔弩张，战争一触即发。
  Liǎng guó jūn duì zài biān jìng jiàn bá nǔ zhāng, zhàn zhēng yí chù jí fā.
  The armies of the two countries were at daggers drawn at the border; war was imminent.
• 会议一开始，双方就剑拔弩张，互相指责。
  Huì yì yì kāi shǐ, shuāng fāng jiù jiàn bá nǔ zhāng, hù xiāng zhǐ zé.
  As soon as the meeting started, both sides were at daggers drawn, accusing each other.