擇敵
Chinese
pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick |
enemy; match | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (擇敵) | 擇 | 敵 | |
| simp. (择敌) | 择 | 敌 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zédí
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zédí
- Wade–Giles: tsê2-ti2
- Yale: dzé-dí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzerdyi
- Palladius: цзэди (czɛdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ti³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
擇敵
- to single out the principal enemy
- 這個叫做不會擇敵和浪費彈藥。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1935, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論反對日本帝國主義的策略》 (On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Zhège jiàozuò bùhuì zédí hé làngfèi dànyào. [Pinyin]
- This would mean failure to single out the principal enemy and waste of ammunition.
这个叫做不会择敌和浪费弹药。 [MSC, simp.]