半路殺出個程咬金 bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

半 bàn
HSK 3
half
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
個 gè numerary adjunct, piece; single
程 chéng
HSK 4
journey, trip; schedule, agenda
咬 yǎo
HSK 5
bite, gnaw
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money