Source: Chen Lin, Wei of the Three Kingdoms, "An Appeal to Yuzhou for Yuan Shao" quoted from "Wei Zhi": "The arrow is on the string, it must be fired."
Interpretation: The arrow has been nocked on the string. Metaphor is imperative.
Pronunciation: ru jian zai xian
Example:
1. Are you eager to find out why there is a Sunday?
2. Swiss intervention is imminent, and the Swiss franc has given the euro a tug.
3. Let’s look at one of the darkest periods in the history of market capitalism in early 1942: the United States suffered heavy losses in the Pacific, Nazi Germany controlled most of Europe, and a protracted war was imminent.
4. Scenes of passionate men’s money struggles, beautiful entanglements of love and hate, and severe trials that challenge ethics are just around the corner.
5. Recently, the company has released several pieces of good news. There is not much suspense about turning around losses. It seems that there is no need to worry about preserving the shell. Southwest Securities’ backdoor transaction is even more imminent.