背水陣
Chinese
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder | water; river | disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell | ||
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trad. (背水陣) | 背 | 水 | 陣 | |
simp. (背水阵) | 背 | 水 | 阵 |
Etymology
From the Records of the Grand Historian. Originally 背水陳, literally "arrange the battle array with soldiers' back to the river". 陳/陈 (chén) is an ancient variant of 陣/阵 (zhèn).
Pronunciation
Noun
背水陣
- (military) back-facing-water formation
Descendants
- → Japanese: 背水の陣 (haisui no jin) (calque)
See also
- 背水一戰/背水一战 (bèishuǐ-yīzhàn)