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丢盔弃甲

diū kuī qì jiǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-060cbd713ef6bcf9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

丟盔棄甲 丢盔弃甲 [diu1 kui1 qi4 jia3] /(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat/

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Other forms in these source records: 丟盔棄甲

  • 丢
    diū

    to lose / to put aside / to throw

  • 盔
    kuī

    helmet

  • 弃
    qì

    to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away

  • 甲
    jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

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