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拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜
拔赵帜易汉帜

拔赵帜易汉帜 — “Pull down Zhao's banner, hoist Han's banner”

拔赵帜易汉帜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a decisive victory by replacing an opponent's symbol of power or control with one's own; to supplant a rival and claim dominance”. Literally, “Pull down Zhao's banner, hoist Han's banner”.

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拔赵帜易汉帜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔赵帜易汉帜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔		bá8pull out or uproot
赵		zhào9Ancient Chinese state name
帜		zhì8unique style or school of thought
易		yì8easy, change, or trade
汉		hàn5Han ethnic group or Chinese
帜		zhì8unique style or school of thought

Example Sentence with 拔赵帜易汉帜

在激烈的市场竞争中，那家新兴公司通过巧妙的策略，成功地拔赵帜易汉帜，迅速占领了大部分市场份额。
In the fierce market competition, that emerging company, through clever strategies, successfully replaced its competitors' dominance with its own, rapidly seizing most of the market share.

Origin and Story of 拔赵帜易汉帜

In the early Western Han Dynasty, Han Xin led the Han army to attack the Zhao army.

As they were about to reach Jingxing Pass, Han Xin first selected 2,000 light cavalry, each carrying a red banner, and had them take a secret path to ambush near the Zhao camp.

He then arranged his main army with their backs to a river, luring the Zhao army to attack.

The Zhao army poured out of their camp. The Han army feigned defeat and retreated.

The previously ambushing soldiers then rushed into the Zhao camp and hoisted the Han army's red flags.

Consequently, the Zhao army suffered a great defeat.

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Questions about 拔赵帜易汉帜

What does 拔赵帜易汉帜 mean?

拔赵帜易汉帜 (bá zhào zhì yì hàn zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a decisive victory by replacing an opponent's symbol of power or control with one's own; to supplant a rival and claim dominance”.

How do you pronounce 拔赵帜易汉帜?

拔赵帜易汉帜 is pronounced bá zhào zhì yì hàn zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拔赵帜易汉帜 literally mean?

Literally, 拔赵帜易汉帜 means “Pull down Zhao's banner, hoist Han's banner”. It is used to mean “to achieve a decisive victory by replacing an opponent's symbol of power or control with one's own; to supplant a rival and claim dominance”.

Where does 拔赵帜易汉帜 come from?

拔赵帜易汉帜 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.

What is the Chinese definition of 拔赵帜易汉帜?

用以比喻偷换取胜或战胜、胜利之典。