收兵

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Chinese

to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
 
soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
 
simp. and trad.
(收兵) 		收 兵

Etymology

“to attract members of the opposite sex”
Based on 觀音兵／观音兵 (gun1 jam1 bing1).

Pronunciation

Verb

收兵

  1. (literary) to retreat (an army); to withdraw one’s forces
  2. (figurative) to wind up; to conclude; to bring to a close
  3. (Hong Kong, slang, neologism) to attract members of the opposite sex so that they would do anything to pursue you

Synonyms

  • (to wind up):
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