zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

Traditional: 枕戈寢甲

枕戈寝甲 (zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom); fig. to keep ready for battle at all times”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to keep ready for battle at all times

Characters in 枕戈寝甲

枕zhěn · (bound form) pillow戈gē · dagger-axe寝qǐn · (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest甲jiǎ · first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

Related words

指甲fingernail枕头pillow甲first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]甲板deck (of a ship or boat)探戈tango (dance) (loanword)戈dagger-axe戈surname Ge甲壳carapace枕(bound form) pillow盔甲armor装甲vehicle armor寝室bedroom

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