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Open the tool →束兵秣马 (shù bīng mò mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make thorough preparations for a major undertaking”.
束兵秣马 is pronounced shù bīng mò mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 束兵秣马 means “to bundle up weapons and feed horses”. It is used to mean “to make thorough preparations for a major undertaking”.
犹厉兵秣马。形容准备战斗。