折兵

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
simp. and trad. (折兵)		折	兵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhébīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhébīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhébing
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-ping¹
    • Yale: jé-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerbing
    • Palladius: чжэбин (čžɛbin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

折兵

1. (archaic) to lose men (or supplies) in battle

Derived terms

• 周郎妙計高天下，賠了夫人又折兵 / 周郎妙计高天下，赔了夫人又折兵
• 損將折兵 / 损将折兵
• 賠了夫人又折兵 / 赔了夫人又折兵 (péi le fūrén yòu zhébīng)
• 陪了夫人又折兵