兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 童子军 童子軍 tóng zǐ jūn child soldiers / juvenile militia 卫队 衛隊 wèi duì guard (i.e. group of soldiers) syn 三合会 三合會 sān hé huì triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China 将士 將士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers syn 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers / officers and men / (old) government troops syn 散兵 sǎn bīng loose and disorganized soldiers / stragglers / fig. a loner syn 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / fig. to raise an army / to recruit new staff syn 努尔哈赤 努爾哈赤 nǔ ěr hā chì Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) 散兵游勇 散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom) / fig. disorganized uncoordinated action syn 格格 gé ge princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty) 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán soldiers / troops syn 招兵 zhāo bīng to recruit soldiers syn 招安 zhāo ān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty syn 以军 以軍 yǐ jūn Israeli soldiers 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom) / turmoil and chaos of war syn 女真 nǚ zhēn Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 结队 結隊 jié duì to troop (of soldiers etc) / convoy 阿妈 阿媽 ā mā grandma (paternal) (Tw) / (dialect) mother / nurse / amah / (Manchu) father syn 兵卒 bīng zú soldiers / troops syn 兵强马壮 兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army syn 长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 满族 滿族 mǎn zú Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province 八旗 bā qí Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty 多尔衮 多爾袞 duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4] 满人 滿人 mǎn rén a Manchu 旗人 qí rén Manchu / bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) 工农兵 工農兵 gōng nóng bīng workers, peasants, and soldiers / the proletariat 张勋 張勛 zhāng xūn Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4] 招抚 招撫 zhāo fǔ to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty / to bring to negotiated surrender syn 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 旗 qí banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4] syn 伍 wǔ squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn 屯 tún to station (soldiers) / to store up / village syn 秋毫无犯 秋毫無犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians syn 纳兰性德 納蘭性德 nà lán xìng dé Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet 白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 伤号 傷號 shāng hào casualties / wounded soldiers syn 号衣 號衣 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation 满处 滿處 mǎn chù everywhere / all over the place syn 后金 後金 hòu jīn Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644 强将手下无弱兵 強將手下無弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) / to relax from fighting 虾兵蟹将 蝦兵蟹將 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) syn 兵来将挡，水来土掩 兵來將擋，水來土掩 bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation 兵来将敌，水来土堰 兵來將敵，水來土堰 bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom) / well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state 兵饷 兵餉 bīng xiǎng pay and provisions for soldiers 劲卒 勁卒 jìng zú elite soldiers / a crack force 强兵 強兵 qiáng bīng strong soldiers / make the military powerful (political slogan) 钳马衔枚 鉗馬銜枚 qián mǎ xián méi with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence 儿童兵研究项目 儿童兵研究項目 r tóng bīng yán jiū xiàng mù Child Soldiers Research Project 儿童兵复员与保护人权论坛 兒童兵複員與保護人權論壇 Forum on the Demobilization of Child Soldiers and the Protection of Human Rights 复员军人组织国际会议 複員軍人組織國際會議 international conference of demobilized soldiers' organizations 复员士兵重返社会项目 複員士兵重返社會項目 Reintegration of Demobilized Soldiers project 中东和北非使用儿童兵问题区域会议 中東和北非使用兒童兵問題區域會議 Middle East and North Africa Regional Conference on the Use of Child Soldiers 制止利用儿童兵联盟 制止利用兒童兵聯盟 Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers 眷村 juàn cūn military dependents' village (community established in Taiwan for Nationalist soldiers and their dependents after the KMT retreated from the mainland in 1949) 红五类 紅五類 hóng wǔ lèi the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs 安难 安難 ān nàn (classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity 罗马鞋 羅馬鞋 luó mǎ xié caligae (sandals worn by Roman soldiers in ancient times) / (fashion) Roman-style sandals / ankle-strap sandals 光杆司令 光桿司令 guāng gǎn sī lìng commander without any soldiers / (fig.) leader without a team / solo entrepreneur syn 饷银 餉銀 xiǎng yín (old) pay / wages (esp. for soldiers) 爱新觉罗 愛新覺羅 ài xīn jué luó Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty 桓仁满族自治县 桓仁滿族自治縣 huán rén mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Huanren Manchu Autonomous County in Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning 儿女英雄传 兒女英雄傳 ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wen2 Kang1] 围场满族蒙古族自治县 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣 wéi chǎng mǎn zú měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 围场县 圍場縣 wéi chǎng xiàn Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 宽城 寬城 kuān chéng Kuancheng district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin / Kuancheng Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 宽城满族自治县 寬城滿族自治縣 kuān chéng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 宽城县 寬城縣 kuān chéng xiàn Kuancheng Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 宽甸 寬甸 kuān diàn Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning / abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县 宽甸满族自治县 寬甸滿族自治縣 kuān diàn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[Dan1 dong1], Liaoning 宽甸县 寬甸縣 kuān diàn xiàn Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning (abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县[Kuan1 dian4 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]) 文康 wén kāng Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4] 新宾满族自治县 新賓滿族自治縣 xīn bīn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Xinbin Manchu autonomous county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning 旗籍 qí jí Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty) 本溪满族自治县 本溪滿族自治縣 běn xī mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Benxi Manchu Autonomous County in Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning 本溪县 本溪縣 běn xī xiàn Benxi Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning 桓仁 huán rén Huanren Manchu Autonomous County in Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning 桓仁县 桓仁縣 huán rén xiàn Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning 汗位 hàn wèi title of Khan (King in Persian, Mongol and Manchu) 清原满族自治县 清原滿族自治縣 qīng yuán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning 清太祖 qīng tài zǔ posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) 丰宁 豐寧 fēng níng Fengning Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 丰宁满族自治县 豐寧滿族自治縣 fēng níng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Fengning Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 丰宁县 豐寧縣 fēng níng xiàn Fengning Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei 赫图阿拉 赫圖阿拉 hè tú ā lā Hetu Ala (Manchu: Yellow Rock), Nurhaci's capital at the 1619 Battle of Sarhu 载漪 載漪 zài yī Zai Yi (1856-1922), Manchu imperial prince and politician, disgraced after supporting the Boxers 金国汗 金國汗 jīn guó hán the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / the Manchu khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qing dynasty in 1644 青龙满族自治县 青龍滿族自治縣 qīng lóng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[Qin2 huang2 dao3], Hebei 青龙县 青龍縣 qīng lóng xiàn Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[Qin2 huang2 dao3], Hebei 头箍儿 頭箍兒 tóu gū r band used by Manchu women to gather up the hair 驱除鞑虏 驅除韃虜 qū chú dá lǔ expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900 和珅 hé shēn Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale 满汉全席 滿漢全席 mǎn hàn quán xí the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty / (fig.) a sumptuous banquet 嘎拉哈 gā lā hà (Manchu loanword) knucklebones / see 羊拐[yang2 guai3] 沙琪玛 沙琪瑪 shā qí mǎ sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks 