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折戟沉沙
zhé jǐ chén shā
What 折戟沉沙 means
- lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat
The characters in 折戟沉沙
- 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap
- 戟jǐhalberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade…
- 沉chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink
- 沙shāgranule; hoarse; raspy
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