Definition

Verb: - To dispatch troops; to send out an army: The act of mobilizing and sending military forces, typically for a specific mission or campaign. This term is often used in historical or formal contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua quyết định phát binh để bảo vệ biên giới. (The king decided to dispatch troops to protect the border.)
  • Lệnh phát binh được ban ra sau khi đàm phán thất bại. (The order to send out the army was issued after the negotiations failed.)

Advanced Usage

• This term (phát binh) is considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is more commonly found in historical texts, classical literature, or formal declarations than in everyday conversation.
• It implies a formal, organized, and often large-scale military deployment, usually by a state or sovereign power.

Variants and Related Words

• Điều binh (verb): To deploy troops; to maneuver military forces. This term focuses more on the strategic movement of forces.
• Xuất quân (verb): To march out (of troops); to set out with an army. This emphasizes the commencement of a military movement from a base.
• Phát động chiến tranh (verb phrase): To launch a war. This is a broader term that includes the act of initiating hostilities.

Synonyms

• Cử quân (verb): To send troops. A close synonym with a similar formal tone.
• Triệu tập quân đội (verb phrase): To muster/conscript troops. This focuses on the gathering or calling up of forces, which often precedes phát binh.

Related Phrases

• Lệnh phát binh (noun phrase): The order to dispatch troops.
  • Lệnh phát binh đã được truyền đi khắp nơi. (The order to dispatch troops was transmitted everywhere.)

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