bá​zhì​yì​zhì

to replace someone

  • created reference approved 拔帜易帜/拔幟易幟 → 拔帜树帜/拔幟樹幟 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔帜易帜 / 拔幟易幟 bá​zhì​yì​zhì

    拔帜树帜 / 拔幟樹幟 bá​zhì​shù​zhì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拔帜易帜/拔幟易幟 · bá​zhì​yì​zhì · to replace someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔帜易帜 / 拔幟易幟

    bá​zhì​yì​zhì

    to replace someone

    (literary) to take someone's place; to replace one's opponent; derived from the story of Han Xin capturing an enemy city and replacing their flags with his own to cause confusion and victory

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to capture 帜 (literal) → 帜/幟 · zhì · flag 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · to change 帜 (literal) → 帜/幟 · zhì · flag

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

    created sense