Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「枕戈達旦」, explained here.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「枕戈達旦」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
With weapons as pillow, waiting for dawn. Describes the eagerness to kill the enemy and serve the country. Same as “be prepared for war at any time”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhěn gē dá dàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jam2 gwo1 daat6 daan3
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