全民皆兵

Mandarin · pinyin quán mín jiē bīng

Meanings

  1. to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
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全
quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
民
mín · people, subjects, citizens
皆
jiē · all, every, everybody
兵
bīng · soldier, troops
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2–2–1–1 · quan2 min2 jie1 bing1

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cyun4 man4 gaai1 bing1

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