斩将搴旗

斬將搴旗
zhǎnjiàngqiānqí

to soundly defeat an enemy

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 斩 zhǎn
  1. to behead (as form of capital punishment)
  2. to chop
=1 斩 jiǎn
  1. (literary) to shave; to cut (hair)
  2. to chop; to cut (meat)
  3. to shave; to cut (hair)
=2 将 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
=2 将 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=2 将 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
3 搴旗 qiānqí to pull and capture the enemy's flag