直搗黃龍
Chinese edit
to attack directly | Huanglong Prefecture | ||
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trad. (直搗黃龍) | 直搗 | 黃龍 | |
simp. (直捣黄龙) | 直捣 | 黄龙 |
Etymology edit
Quoted from Yue Fei:
- 飛大喜,語其下曰:「直抵黃龍府,與諸君痛飲爾!」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1345 CE, Toqto'a (lead editor), History of Song
- Fēi dàxǐ, yǔ qí xià yuē: “Zhídǐ Huánglóngfǔ, yǔ zhūjūn tòngyǐn ěr!” [Pinyin]
- Yue Fei became very delighted and said to his subordinates, "We will attack to Huanglong Prefecture (an important city of the Jurchen Empire) directly, and then let's drink our fill there!"
飞大喜,语其下曰:「直抵黄龙府,与诸君痛饮尔!」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
直搗黃龍
- to attack the enemy's headquarters or lair directly