水陆师

水陸師
shuǐlùshī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 army and navy (Qing-dynasty term)
  2. 2 land and naval forces

Examples

Qīngcháo shè yǒu shuǐlùshī tídū guǎnxiá hǎilùjūnwù.
The Qing dynasty appointed water-and-land commanders to oversee naval and military affairs.
Zēng Guófān zǔjiàn Xiāngjūn, shuǐlùshī bìngzhòng.
When Zeng Guofan organized the Xiang Army, he gave equal weight to naval and land forces.

Tips

history
Qing-dynasty military terminology: was the navy, was the army, and 水陆师 lumped them together. The term faded after the late-Qing reforms when 海军 (navy) and 陆军 (army) became standard.

Stroke Order

shuǐ
shī