跣足

跣足

1. to be barefoot; to go barefoot

   • 軍馬亦是裸體跣足，右手執摽槍，左手執戰牌，别無所謂弓箭、砲石、甲胄之屬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     军马亦是裸体跣足，右手执摽枪，左手执战牌，别无所谓弓箭、炮石、甲胄之属。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1300, 周達觀 / 周达观 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記 / 真腊风土记》 (The Customs of Cambodia), translation by Peter Harris

     Jūnmǎ yì shì luǒtǐ xiǎnzú, yòushǒu zhí biào qiāng, zuǒshǒu zhí zhàn pái, bié wú suǒwèi gōngjiàn, pàoshí, jiǎzhòu zhī shǔ. [Pinyin]

     The soldiers, too, go naked and barefoot. In their right hand they carry a lance, and in their left hand a shield. They have nothing that could be called bows and arrows, trebuchets, body armor, helmets, or the like.