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班師

简班师 · 繁班師

Mandarin · pinyin bān shī

to withdraw troops from the front
to return in triumph

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班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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1–1 · ban1 shi1

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verb

(literary) to recall one's army; to send one's army home (in triumph); to disband one's army
(literary) to return in triumph

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