背水陣 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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) | 背 | 水 | 陣 | |
| simp. (背水阵) | 背 | 水 | 阵 | |
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).
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): bèishuǐzhèn
- (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄣˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bèishuǐzhèn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bèishuěijhèn
- Wade–Giles: pei4-shui3-chên4
- Yale: bèi-shwěi-jèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshoeijenn
- Palladius: бэйшуйчжэнь (bɛjšujčžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
背水陣
- → Japanese: 背水の陣 (haisui no jin) (calque)