劳师糜饷 — “To exhaust troops and squander military provisions to no avail”
劳师糜饷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust troops and squander military provisions to no avail”. To embark on a military expedition that wastes both manpower and resources. Literally, “exhausting troops and wasting provisions”.
劳师糜饷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- láo劳shí什zi子a troublesome nuisance or insignificant thing
- láo劳shī师dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a minor task
- láo劳shī师xí袭yuǎn远exhaust troops attacking distant enemy
- láo劳xíng形kǔ苦xīn心wear out body and mind
- láo劳xīn心jiāo焦sī思to rack one's brains and worry anxiously
- láo劳xīn心kǔ苦sī思rack one's brains and ponder anxiously
- láo劳sī思yì逸yín淫Toil breeds thought, ease breeds indulgence
- láo劳mín民shāng伤cái财waste resources and labor
- láo劳mín民dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a task
- láo劳mín民fèi费cái财toil people and waste money
- láo劳yàn燕fēn分fēi飞lovers forced to part ways
- láo劳jīn筋kǔ苦gǔ骨toil muscles and bitter bones
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What does 劳师糜饷 mean?
劳师糜饷 (láo shī mí xiǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust troops and squander military provisions to no avail”.
How do you pronounce 劳师糜饷?
劳师糜饷 is pronounced láo shī mí xiǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 劳师糜饷 literally mean?
Literally, 劳师糜饷 means “exhausting troops and wasting provisions”. It is used to mean “to exhaust troops and squander military provisions to no avail”.
What is the Chinese definition of 劳师糜饷?
指徒劳兵力，空费军饷。