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散兵游勇

sǎn bīng yóu yǒng

4-character word Traditional 散兵遊勇

What 散兵游勇 means

1. lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action

The characters in 散兵游勇

• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 游yóuto swim; variant of 游
• 勇yǒngbrave

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