深溝高壘

See also: 深沟高垒

Chinese


trad. (深溝高壘)		深溝	高壘
simp. (深沟高垒)		深沟	高垒
Literally: “deep trenches, high defensive walls”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngōugāolěi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄍㄡㄍㄠㄌㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēngōugāolěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄍㄡㄍㄠㄌㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengougaolěi
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-kou¹-kao¹-lei³
  - Yale: shēn-gōu-gāu-lěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengougauleei
  - Palladius: шэньгоугаолэй (šɛnʹgougaolɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

深溝高壘

to dig deep trenches and build high defensive walls; to fortify one's position; to dig in
- 這就是大規模的運動戰，而不是深溝高壘、層層設防、專靠防禦工事的陣地戰。 [MSC, trad.]
  这就是大规模的运动战，而不是深沟高垒、层层设防、专靠防御工事的阵地战。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Zhè jiù shì dàguīmó de yùndòngzhàn, ér bù shì shēngōugāolěi, céngcéngshèfáng, zhuān kào fángyù gōngshì de zhèndìzhàn. [Pinyin]
  This means large-scale mobile warfare, and not positional warfare depending exclusively on defence works with deep trenches, high fortresses and successive rows of defensive positions.

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