mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功
To achieve instant success; to attain immediate victory upon arrival or commencement.
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Ancient
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Story:
During the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui, a farmer from Dahuangzhuang in Longmen, Yizhou, had loved martial arts since childhood and by the age of 20 had mastered all eighteen types of martial arts.
He was determined to join the army and serve his country, but his parents were worried and tried to dissuade him.
He told his parents, "Now is a time when the country needs its people to clear out the invaders and pacify the borders. With your son's acquired martial arts skills and his combined wisdom and bravery, if I were to be on the battlefield, I would surely achieve instant success."