十六字訣 shí liù zì jué

DEFINITIONS

  1. 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|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] 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

CHARACTERS

十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六 liù number six
字 zì letter, character, word
訣 jué take leave of, bid farewell