全民皆兵 — “All citizens are soldiers”
全民皆兵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a state where the entire population is mobilized and prepared for defense, with every citizen ready to contribute as if a soldier”. Literally, “all citizens are soldiers”.
全民皆兵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
全民皆兵 Character Breakdown
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- quán全qí其shǒu首lǐng领To save one's life
- quán全jūn军fù覆mò没the entire army wiped out
- quán全jūn军fù覆miè灭entire army annihilated
- quán全lì力yǐ以fù赴go all out
- quán全gōng功jìn尽qì弃all previous efforts wasted
- quán全shòu受quán全guī归preserve one's body and integrity
- quán全guó国yī一pán盘qí棋coordinate all parts as a unified strategy
- quán全shǐ始quán全zhōng终See a task through to the end
- quán全jiā家fú福family photo or a rich hotchpotch dish
- quán全jú局zài在xiōng胸
- quán全xīn心quán全yì意with all one's heart and mind
- quán全wú无rén人xìng性utterly devoid of human nature
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Open the tool →Questions about 全民皆兵
What does 全民皆兵 mean?
全民皆兵 (quán mín jiē bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a state where the entire population is mobilized and prepared for defense, with every citizen ready to contribute as if a soldier”.
How do you pronounce 全民皆兵?
全民皆兵 is pronounced quán mín jiē bīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 全民皆兵 literally mean?
Literally, 全民皆兵 means “all citizens are soldiers”. It is used to mean “a state where the entire population is mobilized and prepared for defense, with every citizen ready to contribute as if a soldier”.
What is the Chinese definition of 全民皆兵?
指把能参加战斗的人民全都武装起来，随时准备歼灭入侵之敌。