擐甲持戈

擐甲持戈

Chinese

		to don armor	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	spear
simp. and trad. (擐甲持戈)		擐甲	持	戈

Etymology

Literally: to don armor and pick up a weapon

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huànjiǎ chí gē

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄍㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huànjiǎ chí gē
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄍㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannjea chy ge
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

Idiom

擐甲持戈

1. (archaic) describes someone who is armed and ready for battle