Definition

1. Verb:
   • To array troops, to dispose troops in battle formation: This is a compound verb describing the specific military action of arranging and deploying soldiers into prepared combat positions or formations. It implies strategic planning and tactical organization for battle.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tướng quân đang bài binh bố trận ở chiến trường. (The general is arraying troops on the battlefield.)
  • Trước trận đánh lớn, việc bài binh bố trận là vô cùng quan trọng. (Before a major battle, disposing troops in formation is extremely important.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in a military or strategic context. It can be used metaphorically in modern Vietnamese to describe meticulous preparation and strategic arrangement for any significant undertaking, similar to "laying out a plan of action" or "strategic deployment" in English.
  • Giám đốc bài binh bố trận nhân sự cho dự án mới. (The director strategically deployed personnel for the new project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bố trận (verb): To arrange a battle formation. This is a shorter, component part of the full phrase.
• Bày binh bố trận: A common variant with the same meaning, using "bày" (to display, to lay out) instead of "bài".
• Binh (noun): Soldier, troops.
• Trận (noun): Battle, match.

Synonyms

• Bố trí lực lượng (verb phrase): To arrange/deploy forces. (More general, can be used in non-military contexts).
• Sắp xếp đội hình (verb phrase): To arrange the formation/lineup.

Notes on Usage

• "Bài binh bố trận" is a fixed, four-syllable idiomatic expression (thành ngữ) in Vietnamese. It is used as a single lexical unit.
• It is a formal and literary term. In everyday conversation about modern military affairs, simpler phrases like bố trí quân đội (to arrange the army) might be more common.
• The original characters (if using Hán-Nôm) are 排兵布陣.

verb

1. To array troops, to dispose troops in battle formation