tāo

sheath, scabbard, bow case

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DEFINITIONS

  • sheath, scabbard, bow case
  • bow case or scabbard
  • to hide
  • military strategy

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WORDS

光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel
liù tāo “Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
三略 liù tāo sān lüè "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
玉 qín tāo yù Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2 nu:3]
奋 zōu tāo fèn Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
略 tāo lüè military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]
lóng tāo military strategy and tactics; the imperial guard
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