枕戈寝甲 in English zhen3 ge1 qin3 jia3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiomatic expression)
  • to keep ready for battle at all times

Simplified Characters

枕 戈 寝 甲

Traditional Characters

枕 戈 寢 甲

Pinyin

zhen3 ge1 qin3 jia3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

枕zhen3pillow 戈ge1surname Ge 寝qin3old variant of 寢|寝[qin3] 甲jia3first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]