朽戈钝甲 — “An army with dilapidated weapons and dull armor”
朽戈钝甲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an army with dilapidated weapons and dull armor”. Poorly equipped troops. Literally, “rotten spears and blunt armor”.
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朽戈钝甲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
朽戈钝甲 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 朽戈钝甲
这支队伍缺乏足够的资源，训练不足，装备更是朽戈钝甲，难以承担艰巨的任务。
This team lacks sufficient resources, is poorly trained, and its equipment is virtually 'rotten spears and blunt armor,' making it difficult to undertake arduous tasks.
Idioms Related to 朽戈钝甲
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- xiǔ朽mù木bù不kě可diāo雕incorrigible or beyond redemption
- xiǔ朽mù木bù不diāo雕untrainable or unimprovable person
- xiǔ朽mù木zhī之cái才a person of no talent or potential
- xiǔ朽mù木kū枯zhū株useless old person
- xiǔ朽mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly disheartened and lifeless
- xiǔ朽mù木shēng生huā花turn from decay to flourishing
- xiǔ朽mù木fèn粪tǔ土an incorrigible good-for-nothing
- xiǔ朽mù木fèn粪qiáng墙beyond salvage or improvement
- xiǔ朽mù木nán难diāo彫beyond redemption or improvement
- xiǔ朽mù木nán难diāo雕rotten wood cannot be carved
- xiǔ朽tiáo条fǔ腐suǒ索extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable
- xiǔ朽zhū株kū枯mù木old, decaying, and useless
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Open the tool →Questions about 朽戈钝甲
What does 朽戈钝甲 mean?
朽戈钝甲 (xiǔ gē dùn jiǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an army with dilapidated weapons and dull armor”.
How do you pronounce 朽戈钝甲?
朽戈钝甲 is pronounced xiǔ gē dùn jiǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朽戈钝甲 literally mean?
Literally, 朽戈钝甲 means “rotten spears and blunt armor”. It is used to mean “an army with dilapidated weapons and dull armor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朽戈钝甲?
比喻装备极劣的军队。