杯酒釋兵權

See also: 杯酒释兵权

Chinese
drinkware; cup; glass alcoholic drink explain; to release
 
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
 authority; power; right
trad. (杯酒釋兵權) 杯 酒 釋 兵 權
simp. (杯酒释兵权) 杯 酒 释 兵 权

Etymology

From an incident that took place in the Song Dynasty.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Idiom

杯酒釋兵權

  1. relinquish one's military command over a glass of wine
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