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杯酒釋兵權

bēijiǔshìbīngquán

ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Simplified 杯酒释兵权

  1. 1to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
  2. 2cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces

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