军中无戏言
jūn​zhōng​wú​xì​yán

military orders are serious

  • created sense approved 军中无戏言/軍中無戲言 · jūn​zhōng​wú​xì​yán · military orders are serious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    军中无戏言 / 軍中無戲言

    jūn​zhōng​wú​xì​yán

    military orders are serious

    An idiom expressing that there is no room for joking or empty talk in the military, emphasizing that orders must be taken seriously and strictly obeyed.

    军 (literal) → 军/軍 · jūn · military 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 戏言 (literal) → 戏言/戲言 · xì​yán · joke

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    created sense