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Chinese
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learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
water; river
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disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell |
| trad. (背水陣)
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背
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水
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陣
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| simp. (背水阵)
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背
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水
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阵
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Etymology
From the Records of the Grand Historian. Originally 背水陳, literally "arrange the battle array with soldiers' back to the river". 陳／陈 (chén) is an ancient variant of 陣／阵 (zhèn).
Pronunciation
Noun
背水陣
- (military) back-facing-water formation
Descendants
- → Japanese: 背水の陣 (haisui no jin) (calque)
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