Definition
干戈 (gān gē) is a literary term for 'weapons of war' or 'armed conflict', originally referring to ancient shields and spears. Unlike the everyday words 武器 (wǔ qì, 'weapons') and 战争 (zhàn zhēng, 'war'), 干戈 appears mainly in classical idioms and formal writing, often with a figurative or historical tone.
noun
weapons of wararms (literary)(figurative) wararmed conflictstrife
Examples
- 干戈，。Liǎng guó rénmín huà gān gē wéi yù bó, cóngcǐ yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ.The people of the two countries turned swords into plowshares and have lived in friendship ever since.
- ，干戈，。Xiāoyān sìqǐ, gān gē biàndì, bǎixìng bǎo shòushòu zhànluàn zhī kǔ.Gunpowder smoke rose everywhere and weapons littered the land — the common people suffered greatly from the chaos of war.
- 。Gǔdài zhūhóu guó zhījiān cháng yīn lǐngtǔ zhēngduān ér dà dòng gān gē.In ancient times, feudal states often resorted to arms over territorial disputes.
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