Resolved [CN] please help me with 三支箭

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  1. jacha

    jacha Well-Known Member

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    What's this 三支箭? There is no mention of arrows in this chapter. is it a reference to abenomics or something?

    不知不觉间，雪麒麟握紧了拳头，指甲已经深陷肉中，血液自指缝间渗出。　
    索性不顾一切大闹一场罢了！
    这一个念头点燃起雪麒麟心中的狂焰，疯狂之色充斥着脑海。　
    即使是三支箭，遇上再强的力量也是会折断！
    “即使如此，雪前辈仍不欲退去吗？”

    Bye, have a beautiful time
     
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    ExcitableFoci Well-Known Member

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    It should be an idiom. Which neither of us understands.

    Try your luck here lol 4327 Chinese Idioms
     
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  3. nonononononono

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    Sticks in a bundle can't be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken.
    Now replace stick with arrow and bundle with three.

    Even if they are three arrows, it will still be broken if enough force is applied.
     
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    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    So taking the post above with the answer, you can adapt it to the English saying like 'Even a bundle of sticks can be broken with enough force' (or other phrasing of your choice).
     
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