cất quân
Definition
- Verb (Military):
- To raise troops: To mobilize, assemble, or gather a military force for action. This involves calling soldiers together, organizing them, and preparing them for deployment or movement.
- To set an army in motion / to march out: To begin moving an assembled army from its position, typically to commence a campaign, advance, or attack.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua quyết định cất quân đánh trả. (The king decided to raise troops to fight back.)
- Sau nhiều ngày chuẩn bị, tướng lĩnh đã cất quân về phía biên giới. (After many days of preparation, the general set the army in motion toward the border.)
- Việc cất quân phải được tiến hành một cách bí mật. (The raising of troops must be carried out in secret.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase "cất quân" is formal and historical, primarily used in classical literature, historical narratives, or formal discourse about military strategy. It describes the decisive initial action of moving from preparation to active military engagement.
Variants and Related Words
- Động binh (v): A more classical synonym meaning to mobilize troops.
- Xuất quân (v): To deploy troops; to send troops out. This emphasizes the departure and movement, often used interchangeably with the second meaning of "cất quân".
- Phát binh (v): An archaic term meaning to dispatch troops.
Synonyms
- Mobilize troops: To prepare and organize troops for active service.
- March out: To begin a military march or movement.
- Deploy forces: To move troops into position for military action.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Cất quân thảo phạt: To raise an army to launch a punitive campaign.
- Triều đình cất quân thảo phạt bọn phản loạn. (The court raised an army to launch a punitive campaign against the rebels.)
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To raise troops
