zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ

to raise an army

  • created reference approved 招兵买马/招兵買馬 → 买马招军/買馬招軍 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招兵买马 / 招兵買馬 zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ

    买马招军 / 買馬招軍 mǎi​mǎ​zhāo​jūn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 招兵买马/招兵買馬 → 招军买马/招軍買馬 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招兵买马 / 招兵買馬 zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ

    招军买马 / 招軍買馬 zhāo​jūn​mǎi​mǎ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 招兵买马/招兵買馬 · zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ · to raise an army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招兵买马 / 招兵買馬

    zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ

    to raise an army

    To recruit soldiers and buy horses; to build up or expand military forces

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to recruit 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · soldier 买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 招兵买马/招兵買馬 · zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ · to recruit staff — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招兵买马 / 招兵買馬

    zhāo​bīng​mǎi​mǎ

    to recruit staff

    To gather talent or hire personnel to set up a business or expand an organization

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to recruit 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · soldier 买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense