三大纪律八项注意

sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

三

sān

three

大

dà

big; large; great

纪

jì

order

律

lǜ

law

八

bā

eight

项

xiàng

back of neck

注

zhù

to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text

意

yì

idea