破陣

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell
trad. (破陣)		破	陣
simp. (破阵)		破	阵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòzhèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòzhèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòjhèn
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-chên⁴
    • Yale: pwò-jèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjenn
    • Palladius: почжэнь (počžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

Verb

破陣

1. (literary) to break enemy ranks

   《秦王破陣樂》 [MSC, trad.]
   《秦王破阵乐》 [MSC, simp.]

   “Qínwáng pòzhèn yuè” [Pinyin]

   Prince of Qin Breaking Enemy Ranks (Tang-era song)

Synonyms

• 陷陣／陷阵 (xiànzhèn)