擐甲持戈
Chinese
| to don armor | to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain |
spear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (擐甲持戈) | 擐甲 | 持 | 戈 | |
| simp. #(擐甲持戈) | 擐甲 | 持 | 戈 | |
Etymology
Literally: to don armor and pick up a weapon
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huànjiǎ chí gē
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄍㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huànjiǎ chíh ge
- Wade–Giles: huan4-chia3 chʻih2 ko1
- Yale: hwàn-jyǎ chŕ gē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannjea chyr ge
- Palladius: хуаньцзя чи гэ (xuanʹczja či gɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
擐甲持戈
- (archaic) describes someone who is armed and ready for battle