hàng binh
Definition
- Noun:
- A soldier from one side of a conflict who surrenders to, defects to, or is captured by the opposing force. The term specifically denotes the individual's changed status from combatant to prisoner or defector.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau trận đánh, quân đội ta đối xử nhân đạo với các hàng binh. (After the battle, our army treated the prisoners of war humanely.)
- Anh ta trở thành một hàng binh và cung cấp thông tin quan trọng. (He became a defector and provided crucial information.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hàng binh" carries a neutral to formal tone and is primarily used in military, historical, or political contexts to describe the act of surrender or defection in war.
Variants and Related Words
- Chiến binh (n): warrior, combatant (a fighting soldier, as opposed to one who has surrendered).
- Tù binh (n): prisoner of war (a broader term that includes hàng binh but can also apply to soldiers captured without surrendering).
Synonyms
- Prisoner of war (POW): A person who is captured and held by an enemy during war.
- Defector: A person who deserts a cause, country, or army to join an opposing one.
- Surrendered soldier: A soldier who has given up and submitted to enemy forces.
Related Idioms
- Đầu hàng vô điều kiện: to surrender unconditionally.
- Đơn vị địch cuối cùng đã phải đầu hàng vô điều kiện. (The last enemy unit had to surrender unconditionally.)
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Enemy solider who hasgone over
