枕戈寝甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
  2. to keep ready for battle at all times

CHARACTERS

枕 zhěn
HSK 6
pillow
戈 gē halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
寝 qǐn
HSK 6
sleep, rest; bed chamber
甲 jiǎ
HSK 5
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem