dì​wǔ​zòng​duì

fifth column

  • created sense approved 第五纵队/第五縱隊 · dì​wǔ​zòng​duì · fifth column — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    第五纵队 / 第五縱隊

    dì​wǔ​zòng​duì

    fifth column

    A group of people within a country who work with its enemies to help overthrow the government; refers generally to traitors, spies, or subversive groups.

    dì​wǔ​zōng​duì

    第五 (literal) → 第五 · dì​wǔ · fifth 纵队 (literal) → 纵队/縱隊 · zòng​duì · column

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

    created sense