shì​wǔ

rank and file

  • created sense approved 士伍 · shì​wǔ · rank and file — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    士伍

    shì​wǔ

    rank and file

    the common soldiers in an army; the ranks of ordinary troops

    士 (literal) → 士 · shì · soldier 伍 (literal) → 伍 · wǔ · army

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  • created sense approved 士伍 · shì​wǔ · commoner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    士伍

    shì​wǔ

    commoner

    a commoner or rank-and-file soldier, especially in historical contexts referring to a person stripped of official rank or nobility

    士 (literal) → 士 · shì · soldier 伍 (literal) → 伍 · wǔ · army

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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