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(of routed troops) throw away armor and trail weapons-flee pell-mell; flee helter-skelter

Word usage

qì jiǎ yè bīng

弃 甲 曳 兵

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derog(of routed troops) throw away armor and trail weapons-flee pell-mell; flee helter-skelter
- qì jiǎ yè bīng ér táo
  弃甲曳兵而逃
  flee pell-mell
synonym
kuì bù chéng jūn溃不成军 bào tóu shǔ cuàn抱头鼠窜 diū kuī qì jiǎ丢盔弃甲 yī bài rú shuǐ一败如水垂头上气
antonym
dà huò quán shèng大获全胜 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ所向披靡 mǎ dào chéng gōng马到成功

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"曳" cannot be pronounced as "xiè".

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