天兵 (tiān bīng) — (mythology) heavenly troops; divine army sent from heaven; (figurative) invincible army; unbeatable force (often used to praise military might)
Definition
A literary, often mythological term for 'heavenly troops' — divine soldiers sent from the sky to fight evil or protect the people (as in 天兵下凡). Figuratively used to praise a force as invincible.
noun
(mythology) heavenly troopsdivine army sent from heaven(figurative) invincible armyunbeatable force (often used to praise military might)
Examples
- ，天兵。Chuán shuō zhōng, tiān bīng xià fán bāng zhù bǎi xìng dǎ bài le yāo guài.According to legend, heavenly troops descended to help the people defeat the monsters.
- ，天兵。Zhè zhī jūn duì zhàn wú bú shèng, jiǎn zhí rú tóng tiān bīng yì bān.This army is invincible, as if it were heavenly troops.
- 天兵。Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le tiān bīng yǔ yāo mó dà zhàn de zhuàng guān chǎng miàn.The novel depicts the spectacular scene of heavenly troops battling demons.
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