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Open the tool →十八般兵器 (shí bā bān bīng qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a full range of weaponry”.
十八般兵器 is pronounced shí bā bān bīng qì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 十八般兵器 means “eighteen kinds of weapons”. It is used to mean “a full range of weaponry”.
本指刀枪剑戟等十八种古式兵器。后泛指多种武器。亦比喻多种技能。