兵 bing¹ {bīng}

a male who serves a female whole-heartedly without winning her heart; a status between friend and boyfriend (Cantonese)

兵 bing¹ {bīng}

1. soldiers
2. a force
3. an army
4. weapons
5. arms
6. military
7. warlike
8. CL: 個

兵燹 bing¹ sin² {bīng xiǎn}

ravages of war

兵頭〔-头〕 bing¹ tau⁴ {bīng tóu}

the leader of a team of soldiers

兵變〔-变〕 bing¹ bin³ {bīng biàn}

1. mutiny
2. (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army

兵部 bing¹ bou⁶ {Bīng bù}

Ministry of War (in imperial China)

兵隊〔-队〕 bing¹ deoi² {bīng duì}

troops

兵法 bing¹ faat³ {bīng fǎ}

1. art of war
2. military strategy and tactics

兵庫〔-库〕 bing¹ fu³ {Bīng kù}

Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

兵家 bing¹ gaa¹ {bīng jiā}

1. military strategist in ancient China
2. military commander
3. soldier

兵家 bing¹ gaa¹ {Bīng jiā}

the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家 of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

兵戈 bing¹ gwo¹ {bīng gē}

1. weapons
2. arms
3. fighting
4. war

兵器 bing¹ hei³ {bīng qì}

1. weaponry
2. weapons
3. arms

兵餉〔-饷〕 bing¹ hoeng² {bīng xiǎng}

pay and provisions for soldiers

兵刃 bing¹ jan⁶ {bīng rèn}

(bladed) weapons

兵役 bing¹ jik⁶ {bīng yì}

military service

兵營〔-营〕 bing¹ jing⁴ {bīng yíng}

1. military camp
2. barracks

兵戎 bing¹ jung⁴ {bīng róng}

1. arms
2. weapons

兵員〔-员〕 bing¹ jyun⁴ {bīng yuán}

1. soldiers
2. troops

兵源 bing¹ jyun⁴ {bīng yuán}

1. manpower resources (for military service)
2. sources of troops

兵權〔-权〕 bing¹ kyun⁴ {bīng quán}

1. military leadership
2. military power

兵艦〔-舰〕 bing¹ laam⁶ {bīng jiàn}

warship

兵力 bing¹ lik⁶ {bīng lì}

1. military strength
2. armed forces
3. troops

兵亂〔-乱〕 bing¹ lyun⁶ {bīng luàn}

1. confusion of war
2. turmoil of war

兵馬〔-马〕 bing¹ maa⁵ {bīng mǎ}

1. troops and horses
2. military forces

兵蟻〔-蚁〕 bing¹ ngai⁵ {bīng yǐ}

1. soldier ant
2. dinergate

兵痞 bing¹ pei² {bīng pǐ}

1. army riffraff
2. army ruffian
3. soldier of fortune

兵士 bing¹ si⁶ {bīng shì}

ordinary soldier

兵書〔-书〕 bing¹ syu¹ {bīng shū}

a book on the art of war

兵船 bing¹ syun⁴ {bīng chuán}

1. man-of-war
2. naval vessel
3. warship

兵團〔-团〕 bing¹ tyun⁴ {bīng tuán}

1. large military unit
2. formation
3. corps
4. army

兵站 bing¹ zaam⁶ {bīng zhàn}

1. army service station
2. military depot

兵制 bing¹ zai³ {bīng zhì}

military system

兵卒 bing¹ zeot¹ {bīng zú}

1. soldiers
2. troops

兵種〔-种〕 bing¹ zung² {bīng zhǒng}

(military) branch of the armed forces

兵役法 bing¹ jik⁶ faat³ {bīng yì fǎ}

Military Service Act

兵馬俑〔-马-〕 bing¹ maa⁵ jung² {bīngmǎyǒng}

(UNESCO World Heritage Site) The Terracotta Army, which is in Xian, China

兵庫縣〔-库县〕 bing¹ fu³ jyun⁶ {Bīng kù xiàn}

Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

兵工廠〔--厂〕 bing¹ gung¹ cong² {bīng gōng chǎng}

munitions factory

兵器術〔--术〕 bing¹ hei³ seot⁶ {bīng qì shù}

martial arts involving weapons

兵馬俑〔-马-〕 bing¹ maa⁵ jung² {bīng mǎ yǒng}

1. figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
2. Terracotta Army (historic site)

兵頭花園〔-头-园〕 bing¹ tau⁴ faa¹ jyun² {bīng tóu huā yuán}

the nickname of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

兵不血刃 bing¹ bat¹ hyut³ jan⁶ {bīng bù xuè rèn}

lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

兵不厭詐〔--厌诈〕 bing¹ bat¹ jim³ zaa³ {bīng bù yàn zhà}

1. there can never be too much deception in war
2. in war nothing is too deceitful
3. all's fair in war

兵荒馬亂〔--马乱〕 bing¹ fong¹ maa⁵ lyun⁶ {bīng huāng mǎ luàn}

soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war

兵家常事 bing¹ gaa¹ soeng⁴ si⁶ {bīng jiā cháng shì}

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

兵貴神速〔-贵--〕 bing¹ gwai³ san⁴ cuk¹ {bīng guì shén sù}

1. lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
2. fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)

兵戈擾攘〔--扰-〕 bing¹ gwo¹ jiu⁵ joeng⁵ {bīng gē rǎo rǎng}

arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war

兵戎相見〔---见〕 bing¹ jung⁴ soeng¹ gin³ {bīng róng xiāng jiàn}

to meet on the battlefield (idiom)

兵強馬壯〔-强马壮〕 bing¹ koeng⁴ maa⁵ zong³ {bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng}

1. lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
2. fig. a well-trained and powerful army

兵臨城下〔-临--〕 bing¹ lam⁴ sing⁴ haa⁶ {bīng lín chéng xià}

soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

兵連禍結〔-连祸结〕 bing¹ lin⁴ wo⁶ git³ {bīng lián huò jié}

1. ravaged by successive wars
2. war-torn
3. war-ridden

兵精糧足〔--粮-〕 bing¹ zing¹ loeng⁴ zuk¹ {bīng jīng liáng zú}

1. elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well prepared forces
2. preparations for war are in an advanced state

兵敗如山倒〔-败---〕 bing¹ baai⁶ jyu⁴ saan¹ dou² {bīng bài rú shān dǎo}

troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

兵來將敵，水來土堰〔-来将敌--来--〕 bing¹ loi⁴ zoeng³ dik⁶ ，seoi² loi⁴ tou² jin² {bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn}

1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

兵來將擋，水來土掩〔-来将挡--来--〕 bing¹ loi⁴ zoeng³ dong² ，seoi² loi⁴ tou² jim² {bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn}

1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

兵馬未動，糧草先行〔-马-动-粮---〕 bing¹ maa⁵ mei⁶ dung⁶ ，loeng⁴ cou² sin¹ hang⁴ {bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng}

1. before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2. an army marches on its stomach