







缮甲厉兵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make military preparations”. To get ready for battle or a major challenge. Literally, “Repair armor and sharpen weapons”.

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Open the tool →缮甲厉兵 (shàn jiǎ lì bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make military preparations”.
缮甲厉兵 is pronounced shàn jiǎ lì bīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 缮甲厉兵 means “Repair armor and sharpen weapons”. It is used to mean “to make military preparations”.
缮甲:修理铠甲;厉:磨砺;兵:武器。指作军事准备