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

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Child Words of 枕戈寝甲

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]

to lie down

dagger-axe

pillow