- lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat
Characters
- 折 (折): to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
- 戟 (戟): halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax
- 沉 (沉): to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
- 沙 (沙): surname Sha
Resources
- Wiktionary: 折戟沉沙
- MDBG: 折戟沉沙
- Examples with 折戟沉沙 on Tatoeba
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