be defeated and dispersed

be defeated and dispersed

The Chinese idiom, pronounced zh é Lu à NQ í m à, means to describe the army's rout and flight, which is the same as "the frog is in disorder and sweeping". It comes from Zuozhuan, the tenth year of zhuanggong.

Idiom explanation

Rut: rut; MI: fall. The ruts were disordered and the flag fell. It describes the army's rout. It is the same as "sweeping the country in disorder".

The origin of Idioms

In the tenth year of zhuanggong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "I see its tracks in disorder, and I look at its flag, so I chase it."

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, the state of Qi bullied the weak and attacked the state of Lu. Duke Zhuang of Lu led the army to meet the enemy. The two armies met. Qi's army beat the drums, while Lu's army did not under the leadership of Cao GUI. Lu zhuanggong ordered his soldiers to beat the drums after the Qi army's three drums. When he saw that the other side was in chaos, he ordered the Lu army to fight bravely, so that he won the war

Idiom usage

As predicate and attribute

Examples of Idioms

As the battle moves, the army is in chaos, unable to support it, and losing one after another. The 27th chapter of the popular romance of the Republic of China