厲兵秣馬
lì​bīng​mò​mǎ

to prepare for battle

  • created reference approved 厉兵秣马/厲兵秣馬 → 秣马厉兵/秣馬厲兵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厉兵秣马 / 厲兵秣馬 lì​bīng​mò​mǎ

    秣马厉兵 / 秣馬厲兵 mò​mǎ​lì​bīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 厉兵秣马/厲兵秣馬 · lì​bīng​mò​mǎ · to prepare for battle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厉兵秣马 / 厲兵秣馬

    lì​bīng​mò​mǎ

    to prepare for battle

    To sharpen weapons and feed the horses; used to describe making thorough preparations for a fight or a major task.

    厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · to sharpen 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · weapons 秣 (literal) → 秣 · mò · to feed 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense