半路杀出个程咬金 bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn

fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
  2. 2. sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
  3. 3. lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
个 gè HSK 1
classifier for people or objects in general; individual
程 chéng HSK 4
procedure; order; rule
咬 yǎo HSK 5
to bite; to nip; variant of 咬yǎo
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden