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弃甲丢盔 — “To flee in disarray, abandoning weapons and armor after a defeat”

弃甲丢盔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flee in disarray, abandoning weapons and armor after a defeat”. To be utterly routed and in a headlong flight. Literally, “abandon armor and discard helmet”.

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弃甲丢盔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弃甲丢盔 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
甲
jiǎ5first, armor, or nail
丢
diū6lose, discard, or neglect
盔
kuī11helmet or basin

Example Sentence with 弃甲丢盔

敌军遭受重创,只好弃甲丢盔,狼狈逃窜
The opposing forces suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to abandon their weapons and armor, fleeing in utter disarray.

Idioms Related to 弃甲丢盔

Synonyms of 弃甲丢盔

  • diū丢kuī盔qì弃jiǎ甲utterly routed and flee in disarray

Antonyms of 弃甲丢盔

  • kǎi凯xuán旋ér而guī归return in triumph

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

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Questions about 弃甲丢盔

What does 弃甲丢盔 mean?

弃甲丢盔 (qì jiǎ diū kuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flee in disarray, abandoning weapons and armor after a defeat”.

How do you pronounce 弃甲丢盔?

弃甲丢盔 is pronounced qì jiǎ diū kuī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 弃甲丢盔 literally mean?

Literally, 弃甲丢盔 means “abandon armor and discard helmet”. It is used to mean “to flee in disarray, abandoning weapons and armor after a defeat”.

What is the Chinese definition of 弃甲丢盔?

形容打了败仗狼狈逃走的样子。

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