散兵 [－－]

Jyutping saan2 bing1
Pinyin sǎn bīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. loose and disorganized soldiers
  2. stragglers
  3. fig. a loner
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    loner
  2. noun
    disbanded soldier
  3. noun
    skirmisher
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人人皆知以多胜少是最好的办法，然而很多人不能做，相反地每每分散兵力。
    人人皆知以多勝少是最好的辦法，然而很多人不能做，相反地每每分散兵力。
    rén rén jiē zhī yǐ duō shèng shǎo shì zuì hǎo de bàn fǎ ， ｒáｎéｒ hěn duō rén bù néng zuò ， xiāng fǎn de měi měi fēn sàn bīng lì ．
    • Everybody knows that the best way is to use a large force to defeat a small one, and yet many people fail to do so and on the contrary often divide their forces up.