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Chinese
Etymology
c. 340–278 BCE, 屈原 (Qu Yuan), the Nine Odes（《楚辭•九歌·國殤》）
旌蔽日兮敵若雲，矢交墜兮士爭先。
旌蔽日兮敌若云，矢交坠兮士争先。 - From: translated by Arthur Waley as "Battle"
- Jīng bìrì xī dí ruò yún, shǐ jiāozhuì xī shì zhēngxiān.
- Standards obscure the sun: the foe roll up like clouds.
Arrows fall thick: the warriors press forward.
Pronunciation
Idiom
旌旗蔽日
- Describing a vast and mighty army.