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Open the tool →胸中甲兵 (xiōng zhōng jiǎ bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess great strategic ability”.
胸中甲兵 is pronounced xiōng zhōng jiǎ bīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 胸中甲兵 means “armored soldiers in one's chest”. It is used to mean “to possess great strategic ability”.
甲兵:披甲的士兵。比喻人具有军事才能。