火攻
Chinese
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | to attack; to accuse; to study | ||
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trad. (火攻) | 火 | 攻 | |
simp. #(火攻) | 火 | 攻 |
Etymology
Fromn Sun Tzu's The Art of War:
- 孫子曰:凡火攻有五:一曰火人,二曰火積,三曰火輜,四曰火庫,五曰火隊。 [MSC, trad.]
- Sūnzǐ yuē: fán huǒgōng yǒu wǔ: yī yuē huǒrén, èr yuē huǒjī, sān yuē huǒzī, sì yuē huǒkù, wǔ yuē huǒduì. [Pinyin]
- Sun Tzu said: "There are five ways to attack with fire: the first is to burn personnel; the second is to burn stockpiles; the third is to burn transports; the fourth is to burn arsenals; the fifth is to burn camps."
孙子曰:凡火攻有五:一曰火人,二曰火积,三曰火辎,四曰火库,五曰火队。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
Noun
火攻
- fire attack (using fire as a weapon against enemy personnel and installations)
Related terms
- 火具 (huǒjù)