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Chinese
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fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
to attack; to accuse; to study
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火
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攻
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火
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攻
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Etymology
Fromn Sun Tzu's The Art of War:
孫子曰：凡火攻有五：一曰火人，二曰火積，三曰火輜，四曰火庫，五曰火隊。 [MSC, trad.]
孙子曰：凡火攻有五：一曰火人，二曰火积，三曰火辎，四曰火库，五曰火队。 [MSC, simp.]- Sūnzǐ yuē: fán huǒgōng yǒu wǔ: yī yuē huǒrén, èr yuē huǒjī, sān yuē huǒzī, sì yuē huǒkù, wǔ yuē huǒduì.
- Sun Tzu said: "There are five ways to attack with fire: the first is to burn personnel; the second is to burn stockpiles; the third is to burn transports; the fourth is to burn arsenals; the fifth is to burn camps."
Pronunciation
Noun
火攻
- fire attack (using fire as a weapon against enemy personnel and installations)