虎符
虎符读音为 hǔ fú。意思是：古代调兵用的凭证，用铜铸成虎形，分两半，右半存朝廷，左半给统兵将帅。调动军队时须持符验证。 古代军中印信。铜质虎形,左、右两半,朝廷存右半,统帅持左半,作调动军队时用 则得虎符。——《史记.魏公子列传》佩虎符坐皋比者。——明. 刘基《卖柑者言》
拼音hǔ fú
注音ㄏㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ
英语tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
国语辞典解释
- 古代作为掌管军队或用兵的虎形兵符。
- 《史记．卷七七．魏公子传》：「公子诚一开口，请如姬，如姬必许诺，则得虎符夺晋鄙军。」