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枕戈寝甲

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4-character word Traditional 枕戈寢甲

What 枕戈寝甲 means

1. lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
2. fig. to keep ready for battle at all times

The characters in 枕戈寝甲

• 枕zhěn(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhèn)
• 戈gēdagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞; (Taiwan) abbr. for 戈雷
• 寝qǐn(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom…
• 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing)…