bīng​mǎ​wèi​dòng​liáng​cǎo​xiān​xíng

logistics comes before military maneuvers

Senses

兵马未动,粮草先行/ 兵馬未動,糧草先行 bīng​mǎ​wèi​dòng​liáng​cǎo​xiān​xíng logistics comes before military maneuvers

provisions and supplies must be ready before troops move; used as an idiom to mean that whatever one does, one must first be well-prepared

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