抛戈弃甲 — “To throw away one's weapons and armor in panicked flight”
抛戈弃甲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to throw away one's weapons and armor in panicked flight”. To be routed and flee in disorder. Literally, “throw away spears and abandon armor”.
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抛戈弃甲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 抛戈弃甲
面对突如其来的猛烈攻势，对方队伍被打得措手不及，只好抛戈弃甲，狼狈逃走。
Caught off guard by the sudden fierce offensive, the opposing team was taken aback and had no choice but to throw away their weapons and armor, fleeing in disarray.
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- pāo抛qī妻qì弃zi子abandon wife and children
- pāo抛qī妻qì弃hái孩abandon wife and children
- pāo抛gē戈xiè卸jiǎ甲throw away weapons and armor in defeat
- pāo抛zhū珠gǔn滚yù玉shed tears like falling pearls
- pāo抛kuī盔qì弃jiǎ甲flee in panic, abandoning equipment
- pāo抛zhuān砖yǐn引yù玉offer a humble opinion to invite better ones
- pāo抛jīn金qì弃gǔ鼓utterly defeated and flee in disorder
- pāo抛luán鸾chāi拆fèng凤married couple or lovers separating
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What does 抛戈弃甲 mean?
抛戈弃甲 (pāo gē qì jiǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to throw away one's weapons and armor in panicked flight”.
How do you pronounce 抛戈弃甲?
抛戈弃甲 is pronounced pāo gē qì jiǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 抛戈弃甲 literally mean?
Literally, 抛戈弃甲 means “throw away spears and abandon armor”. It is used to mean “to throw away one's weapons and armor in panicked flight”.
What is the Chinese definition of 抛戈弃甲?
丢掉武器，扔掉铠甲。形容军队被打得狼狈逃窜的情形。