背水陣

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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
disposition of troops; short period; wave
disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell
 
trad. (背水陣)
simp. (背水阵)

Etymology

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From the Records of the Grand Historian. Originally 背水陳, literally "arrange the battle array with soldiers' back to the river". (chén) is an ancient variant of (zhèn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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背水陣

  1. (military) back-facing-water formation

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 背水の陣 (haisui no jin) (calque)

See also

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