拔赵帜立赤帜 — “To achieve a decisive victory or a complete turnaround”
拔赵帜立赤帜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a decisive victory or a complete turnaround”. Often by employing clever tactics or strategies, effectively replacing an opponent's advantage with one's own. It signifies seizing victory or gaining control through a strategic maneuver. Literally, “Pull down Zhao's banner and raise the red banner”.
拔赵帜立赤帜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 拔赵帜立赤帜
During the early Western Han Dynasty, General Han Xin led the Han army to attack the Zhao forces, approaching Jingxing Pass.
Han Xin first selected 2,000 light cavalrymen, each carrying a red banner, and sent them to take a small path to ambush near the Zhao camp. He then arranged his main army with their backs to a river, a seemingly precarious position, to lure the Zhao army.
As expected, the Zhao army poured out of their camp to attack. Han Xin's army feigned defeat and retreated. At this crucial moment, the ambushing soldiers rushed into the now-empty Zhao camp, pulled down the Zhao banners, and hoisted the Han army's red banners.
Seeing their camp overrun and their banners replaced, the Zhao soldiers lost morale and were utterly defeated. This stratagem illustrates the idiom "拔赵帜立赤帜".
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What does 拔赵帜立赤帜 mean?
拔赵帜立赤帜 (bá zhào zhì lì chì zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve a decisive victory or a complete turnaround”.
How do you pronounce 拔赵帜立赤帜?
拔赵帜立赤帜 is pronounced bá zhào zhì lì chì zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拔赵帜立赤帜 literally mean?
Literally, 拔赵帜立赤帜 means “Pull down Zhao's banner and raise the red banner”. It is used to mean “to achieve a decisive victory or a complete turnaround”.
Where does 拔赵帜立赤帜 come from?
拔赵帜立赤帜 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 拔赵帜立赤帜?
用以比喻偷换取胜或战胜、胜利之典。