擐甲
Chinese
| pass through; to get into (armour) | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (擐甲) |
擐 | 甲 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huànjiǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huànjiǎ
- Wade–Giles: huan4-chia3
- Yale: hwàn-jyǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannjea
- Palladius: хуаньцзя (xuanʹczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
擐甲
- (literary) to don armor
- 擐甲執兵，固即死也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Huànjiǎ zhí bīng, gù jí sǐ yě. [Pinyin]
- When one dons his armour and takes his weapons, it is to go in the way of death.
擐甲执兵，固即死也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]