兜鍪 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. helmet (archaic)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic, figuratively
    soldier
  2. noun, archaic
    an ancient type of helmet (which resembled a kind of iron cooking pot used at the time)
    • 令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操劍盾而立，告以軍法，隨鼓進退，左右迴旋，使知其禁。
      令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操剑盾而立，告以军法，随鼓进退，左右回旋，使知其禁。
      lìng sān bǎi rén jiē bèi jiǎ dōu móu ， cāo jiàn dùn ér lì ， gào yǐ jūn fǎ ， suí gǔ jìn tuì ， zuǒ yòu huí xuán ， shǐ zhī qí jìn ．
      (Sunzi) ordered three hundred ladies to wear armors and helmets, to stand and drill with swords and shields; he instructed them with military rules, to follow the drums to advance and retreat, to turn left and right and to circle, let them know prohibitions.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操剑盾而立，告以军法，随鼓进退，左右回旋，使知其禁。
    令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操劍盾而立，告以軍法，隨鼓進退，左右迴旋，使知其禁。
    lìng sān bǎi rén jiē bèi jiǎ dōu móu ， cāo jiàn dùn ér lì ， gào yǐ jūn fǎ ， suí gǔ jìn tuì ， zuǒ yòu huí xuán ， shǐ zhī qí jìn ．
    • (Sunzi) ordered three hundred ladies to wear armors and helmets, to stand and drill with swords and shields; he instructed them with military rules, to follow the drums to advance and retreat, to turn left and right and to circle, let them know prohibitions.