戍邊
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Chinese[edit]
garrison | side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary | ||
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trad. (戍邊) | 戍 | 邊 | |
simp. (戍边) | 戍 | 边 |
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Verb[edit]
戍邊
- to garrison the border
- 去時里正與裹頭,歸來頭白還戍邊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 杜甫 (Du Fu), 《兵車行》 (The Army Wagons: A Ballad); modified from the translation by Stephen Owen
- Qù shí lǐzhèng yǔ guǒtóu, guīlái tóu bái huán shùbiān. [Pinyin]
- When they leave, the village headman help them put on their turbans; coming home, their hair is white, and then back to garrison the frontier.
去时里正与裹头,归来头白还戍边。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]