十六字诀 (十六字訣)
shí liù zì jué
Pinyin

Definition

十六字诀 (十六字訣)
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shí liù zì jué
  1. 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[dí jìn wǒ tuì , dí zhù wǒ rǎo , dí pí wǒ dǎ , dí tuì wǒ zhuī] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
èr shí
  1. 1 twenty
  2. 2 20
liù
  1. 1 six
  2. 2 6
shí
  1. 1 ten
  2. 2 10
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued