sòng​jiāng​zhèn

Song Jiang battle formation

  • created sense approved 宋江阵/宋江陣 · sòng​jiāng​zhèn · Song Jiang battle formation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宋江阵 / 宋江陣

    sòng​jiāng​zhèn

    Song Jiang battle formation

    A traditional folk performance combining martial arts and arts, often seen at temple festivals; it involves a group (traditionally 36, 72, or 108 people) performing with weapons such as shields, short swords, and axes, and is said to be named after a drill formation used by the hero [[宋江|宋江|song4 jiang1]] in the novel "Water Margin"

    宋江 (literal) → 宋江 · sòng​jiāng · Song Jiang 阵 (literal) → 阵/陣 · zhèn · battle array

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