created sense approved 子弟兵 · zǐdìbīng · people's army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
子弟兵
zǐdìbīng
people's army
An army made up of the sons of the people; specifically used as an affectionate term for a national or local military that is seen as belonging to the common people.
子弟 (literal) → 子弟 · zǐdì · soldiers 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 子弟兵 · zǐdìbīng · locally recruited army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
子弟兵
zǐdìbīng
locally recruited army
An army originally composed of young men from a general's hometown or local region.
子弟 (literal) → 子弟 · zǐdì · soldiers 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition