杯酒釋兵權
See also: 杯酒释兵权
Chinese
| drinkware; cup; glass | alcoholic drink | explain; to release | soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
authority; power; right | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (杯酒釋兵權) | 杯 | 酒 | 釋 | 兵 | 權 | |
| simp. (杯酒释兵权) | 杯 | 酒 | 释 | 兵 | 权 | |
Etymology
From an incident that took place in the Song Dynasty.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bei jiǒu shìh bing cyuán
- Wade–Giles: pei1 chiu3 shih4 ping1 chʻüan2
- Yale: bēi jyǒu shr̀ bīng chywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bei jeou shyh bing chyuan
- Palladius: бэй цзю ши бин цюань (bɛj czju ši bin cjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
杯酒釋兵權
- relinquish one's military command over a glass of wine