背水陣 in Chinese

IPA: /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: bèishuǐzhèn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bèishuǐzhèn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bèishuěijhèn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pei⁴-shui³-chên⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bèi-shwěi-jèn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], beyshoeijenn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бэйшуйчжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bɛjšujčžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 背水阵 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Records of the Grand Historian. Originally 背水陳, literally "arrange the battle array with soldiers' back to the river". 陳／陈 (chén) is an ancient variant of 陣／阵 (zhèn). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|背水陳}} 背水陳, {{zh-l|陳}} 陳／陈 (chén), {{zh-l|陣}} 陣／阵 (zhèn) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 背水陣

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"背水陣" meaning in Chinese

Noun