I read translations of Chinese fanfics that have a lot of obscure idioms.
I can’t find the meaning of these idioms on the internet.

Maybe there are some people here who are experts in this?

The idiom from the title is one character’s reflection on the people who defeated their enemies.

This character thought, “They think they’re strong, but they’re like the monkey that jumped out to pluck the peach.”

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    11 months ago

    Some Google searching shows that the monkey King in “Journey to the West” ate peaches that gave him immortality. Google also shows a martial arts move where you grab the opponent’s testicles.

    It’s probably a chengyu, but I don’t know what story it’s from.