兵家常事

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]

the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

military strategist in ancient China / military commander / soldier

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]

the daily life of a family

surname Chang

always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]