十六字訣

十六字诀
shíliùzìjué
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追 díjìnwǒtuì,dízhùwǒrǎo,dípíwǒdǎ,dítuìwǒzhuī when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

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Entry Composition

1 十六 shíliù
  1. sixteen
  2. 16
2 字 zì
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier: 個
3 訣 jué
  1. to bid farewell
  2. tricks of the trade
  3. pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣 on guerrilla warfare)