cāo​gē

to take up arms

  • created sense approved 操戈 · cāo​gē · to take up arms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操戈

    cāo​gē

    to take up arms

    to pick up weapons; to prepare for battle

    操, 戈

    操 (literal) → 操 · cāo · to hold 戈 (literal) → 戈 · gē · dagger-axe

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 操戈 · cāo​gē · to attack — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    操戈

    cāo​gē

    to attack

    to launch an attack or be in conflict, often used to describe internal strife as in the phrase [[同室操戈|同室操戈|tong2 shi4 cao1 ge1]]

    操, 戈

    操 (literal) → 操 · cāo · to hold 戈 (literal) → 戈 · gē · warfare

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

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