Meaning of 衔枚
衔枚 means (in ancient military operations) to hold a wooden stick in the mouth to prevent making noise during secret movements. Pronounced xián méi.
- (in ancient military operations) to hold a wooden stick in the mouth to prevent making noise during secret movements
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
duì队
xián衔
méi枚
jí疾
zǒu走
，
wú无
shēng声
wú无
xī息
de地
jiē接
jìn近
dí敌
yíng营
。
Ancient armies ran swiftly with wooden gags in their mouths, approaching the enemy camp silently.
Wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
jīng惊
dòng动
dí敌
jūn军
，
jiāng将
jūn军
mìng命
lìng令
shì士
bīng兵
men们
xián衔
méi枚
yè夜
xíng行
。
To avoid alerting the enemy troops, the general ordered the soldiers to march at night with gags in their mouths.
Xián衔
méi枚
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
shì事
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
bǎo保
chí持
yǐn隐
bì蔽
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fāng方
fǎ法
zhī之
yī一
。
Holding wooden gags was one of the important methods for maintaining stealth in ancient military operations.