杯酒釋兵權

See also: 杯酒释兵权

Chinese

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|- ! !cup !alcoholic drink !explain; to release

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soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike

!authority; power; right |- !trad. (杯酒釋兵權) | 杯 | 酒 | 釋 | 兵 | 權 |- !simp. (杯酒释兵权) | 杯 | 酒 | 释 | 兵 | 权 |}

Etymology

From an incident that took place in the Song Dynasty.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bei jeou shyh bing chyuan
      • IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

Idiom

杯酒釋兵權

  1. relinquish one's military command over a glass of wine
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