military tent; command tent
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tent or curtain used in military headquarters; command tent
literaryLiterary term often used in historical or formal contexts. Commonly appears in the idiom 运筹帷幄 (strategic planning in the command tent).
Yùn运
chóu筹
wéi帷
wò幄
zhī之
zhōng中
，
jué决
shèng胜
qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
wài外
。
Plan strategies in the command tent, and win victory a thousand miles away.
Jiāng将
jūn军
duān端
zuò坐
wéi帷
wò幄
zhī之
zhōng中
，
zhǐ指
huī挥
sān三
jūn军
zuò作
zhàn战
。
The general sat upright in the command tent, directing the three armies in battle.
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Jūn军
yíng营
lǐ里
dā搭
qǐ起
le了
bái白
sè色
de的
wéi帷
wò幄
。
White military tents were set up in the camp.