短兵

Chinese

		lack; short	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
simp. and trad. (短兵)		短	兵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duǎnbīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duǎnbīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duǎnbing
    • Wade–Giles: tuan³-ping¹
    • Yale: dwǎn-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doanbing
    • Palladius: дуаньбин (duanʹbin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

短兵

1. small arms (knives, swords, etc.)
2. soldier holding such arms

Derived terms

• 短兵接戰／短兵接战
• 短兵相接 (duǎnbīngxiāngjiē)