乌合之卒 wū hé zhī zú rabble

Explanation

指杂乱无章，毫无纪律和战斗力的军队或人群。

Refers to a disorganized, undisciplined, and ineffective army or group of people.

Origin Story

话说东汉末年，群雄逐鹿，天下大乱。一方诸侯拥兵自重，号称百万大军，实则大多是些乌合之卒，毫无战斗力可言。他们纪律散漫，军容不整，士兵们各自为战，毫无配合。一次，他们与一支训练有素的军队交战，结果还没等交锋，就已经土崩瓦解，溃不成军。这支训练有素的军队，士兵们个个英勇善战，配合默契，他们像一把锋利的刀，轻易地将乌合之卒撕成碎片，取得了辉煌的胜利。从此，乌合之卒成为后世用来形容军队战斗力弱，纪律差，毫无凝聚力的一种说法。这个故事告诉我们，一支军队要想取得胜利，必须要有良好的纪律，强大的战斗力，以及士兵之间的默契配合。只有这样，才能在战场上所向披靡，最终取得胜利。

huà shuō dōng hàn mò nián, qún xióng zhú lù, tiān xià dà luàn. yī fāng zhū hóu yōng bīng zì zhòng, hào chēng bǎi wàn dà jūn, shí zé dà duō shì xiē wū hé zhī zú, háo wú zhàn dòu lì kě yán. tāmen jì lǜ sǎn màn, jūn róng bù zhěng, bīng shì men gè zì wèi zhàn, háo wú pèi hé. yī cì, tāmen yǔ yī zhī xùn liàn yǒu sù de jūnduì jiāo zhàn, jié guǒ hái méi děng jiāo fēng, yǐjīng tǔ bēng wǎ jiě, kuì bù chéng jūn. zhè zhī xùn liàn yǒu sù de jūnduì, bīng shì men gè gè yīng yǒng shàn zhàn, pèi hé mò qì, tāmen xiàng yī bǎ fēng lì de dāo, qīng yì de jiāng wū hé zhī zú sī chéng suì piàn, qǔ dé le huī huáng de shèng lì. cóng cǐ, wū hé zhī zú chéng wéi hòu shì yòng lái xíng róng jūnduì zhàn dòu lì ruò, jì lǜ chà, háo wú níng jù lì de yī zhǒng shuō fǎ. zhège gùshì gàosù wǒmen, yī zhī jūnduì yào xiǎng qǔ dé shèng lì, bì xū yào yǒu liáng hǎo de jì lǜ, qiáng dà de zhàn dòu lì, yǐ jí bīng shì zhī jiān de mò qì pèi hé. zhǐ yǒu zhèyàng, cáinéng zài zhàn chǎng shàng suǒ xiàng pī mí, zuì zhōng qǔ dé shèng lì.

During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, a warlord boasted of having a million-strong army, but it was mostly undisciplined and ineffective soldiers. They were poorly disciplined, and the soldiers fought individually without coordination. In a battle against a well-trained army, they disintegrated before the battle even began. The well-trained army, with its brave and coordinated soldiers, easily defeated the undisciplined rabble. From then on, "Wū hé zhī zú" was used to describe an army's weakness, indiscipline, and lack of cohesion. The story teaches us that an army must have good discipline, fighting ability, and coordinated soldiers to win.

Usage

用于形容杂乱无章、毫无战斗力的一群人。

yòng yú xíng róng zá luàn wú zhāng, háo wú zhàn dòu lì de yī qún rén

Used to describe a disorganized and ineffective group of people.

Examples

• 这支军队乌合之众，不堪一击。

  zhè zhī jūnduì wū hé zhī zhòng, bù kān yī jī

  This army is a rabble, incapable of fighting.

• 他们只是一群乌合之卒，不足为虑。

  tāmen zhǐshì yī qún wū hé zhī zú, bù zú wéi lǜ

  They are just a mob of undisciplined soldiers, nothing to worry about.

Related Idioms

• 乌合之众

• 一盘散沙

Opposite Idioms

• 精兵强将

• 训练有素