折戟沉沙
Chinese
tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick) |
a lance with two points | submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop |
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (折戟沉沙/折戟沈沙) | 折 | 戟 | 沉/沈 | 沙 | |
| simp. (折戟沉沙) | 折 | 戟 | 沉 | 沙 | |
| Literally: “broken halberd buried in the sand”. | |||||
Etymology
- 折戟沈沙鐵未銷，自將磨洗認前朝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Du Mu, early 9th century. By the Purple Cliff (《赤壁》), translated by Witter Bynner.
- Zhéjǐ chénshā tiě wèixiāo, zìjiāng móxǐ rèn qiáncháo. [Pinyin]
- On a part of a spear still unrusted in the sand
I have burnished the symbol of an ancient kingdom.
折戟沈沙铁未销，自将磨洗认前朝。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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