jiǎ
bīng

idiom

Meaning of 弃甲曳兵

弃甲曳兵 means throw away armor and trail weapons; flee in utter confusion after a crushing defeat. Pronounced qì jiǎ yè bīng.

  • throw away armor and trail weapons; flee in utter confusion after a crushing defeat

Definitions & Examples

jūn
bèi
jiǎ
bīng
 
cāng
huáng
táo
cuàn
 

The enemy forces were utterly defeated, fleeing in panic and discarding their armor.

Zhè
zhàng
zhī
hòu
 
qīn
lüè
zhě
jiǎ
bīng
 
zài
gǎn
lái
fàn
 

After this battle, the invaders fled in disarray and never dared to invade again.

Xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
jiāng
jūn
zhàn
bài
 
shì
bīng
men
jiǎ
bīng
de
cǎn
zhuàng
 

The novel describes the general's defeat and the pitiful scene of soldiers fleeing helter-skelter.