十六字诀

Traditional form:

十六字訣

Pinyin (reading):

shíliùzìjué

Definitions:

• 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追／敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追 (díjìnwǒtuì,dízhùwǒrǎo,dípíwǒdǎ,dítuìwǒzhuī) when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

Characters:

• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 六 - six
• 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
• 诀 - to take leave of, to bid farewell; knack, trick

Traditional characters:

• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 六 - six
• 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
• 訣 - to take leave of, to bid farewell; knack, trick