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Slang | | Chinese term or phrase: 拳脚刀枪上见 功夫 | 唯有拳脚刀枪上见 功夫，又回到那个蒙蛮的年代了
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| | the only strength in this world comes from fists and guns | Explanation:
...now we have return to the barbaric age.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-11-06 14:31:42 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo: ...returned to the barbaric age.
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-11-06 14:33:26 GMT)
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Now that the only strength in this world comes from fists and guns, we have returned to the barbaric age. |
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Jason Ma
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Local time: 19:36
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17 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 the only strength in this world comes from fists and guns
Explanation:
...now we have return to the barbaric age.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-11-06 14:31:42 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo: ...returned to the barbaric age.
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-11-06 14:33:26 GMT)
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Now that the only strength in this world comes from fists and guns, we have returned to the barbaric age.
| Jason Ma
China
Local time: 19:36
Native speaker of:  Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins confidence: resort to forces
Explanation:
literally means fight out with lances, choppers, hits and kicks, as in the ancient dark times.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-11-07 01:46:30 GMT)
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Here, “枪”is the what we call "gun" today, but a long lance in old times, now only seen in martial arts show. "拳": fist, means punching with fists; "脚": feet, means kicking ; "刀": big, broad knife. "见功夫": to fight out, to see who is stronger, who is more skilled, who should dominate.
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