用兵如神 — “To command troops with extraordinary skill”
用兵如神 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to command troops with extraordinary skill”. To be a brilliant military strategist. Literally, “Deploying troops like a god”.
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Origin and Story of 用兵如神
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei dispatched Zhuge Liang to guard Jingzhou while he himself led an expedition to attack Yizhou. Zhuge Liang was keenly aware that Zhang Ren, the general defending Yizhou, possessed exceptional courage and should not be taken lightly.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang personally led a detachment to lure Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren, observing Zhuge Liang's seemingly disheveled troops, mistakenly believed that Zhuge Liang's reputation for 'deploying troops like a god' was nothing more than an exaggeration. He consequently fell into Zhuge Liang's trap, becoming an easy captive, like a turtle caught in a jar.
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Open the tool →Questions about 用兵如神
What does 用兵如神 mean?
用兵如神 (yòng bīng rú shén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to command troops with extraordinary skill”.
How do you pronounce 用兵如神?
用兵如神 is pronounced yòng bīng rú shén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 用兵如神 literally mean?
Literally, 用兵如神 means “Deploying troops like a god”. It is used to mean “to command troops with extraordinary skill”.
Where does 用兵如神 come from?
用兵如神 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 用兵如神?
调兵遣将如同神人。形容善于指挥作战。