洗兵牧马 — “To clean weapons and feed warhorses”
洗兵牧马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to clean weapons and feed warhorses”. To get ready for battle or a major undertaking. Literally, “Wash weapons, pasture horses”.
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经过多年的休养生息，这个家族决定洗兵牧马，准备在商业上大展拳脚。
After years of rest and recuperation, the family decided to wash weapons and pasture horses, preparing to make a big move in business.
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- xǐ洗xuē削gèng更gé革Carry out thorough and radical reforms
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- xǐ洗gòu垢nì匿xiá瑕to overlook minor faults
- xǐ洗gòu垢qiú求xiá瑕nitpick and find fault
- xǐ洗gòu垢qiú求bān瘢nitpick and find fault
- xǐ洗gòu垢suǒ索bān瘢maliciously nitpick and find fault
- xǐ洗chén尘jiē接fēng风hold a welcoming banquet for a visitor
- xǐ洗xīn心huí回miàn面thoroughly repent and reform
- xǐ洗xīn心huàn换gǔ骨to undergo a complete spiritual transformation
- xǐ洗xīn心dí涤lǜ虑thoroughly purify one's mind
- xǐ洗xīn心zì自xīn新thoroughly repent and reform oneself
- xǐ洗xīn心gé革zhì志turn over a new leaf
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What does 洗兵牧马 mean?
洗兵牧马 (xǐ bīng mù mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to clean weapons and feed warhorses”.
How do you pronounce 洗兵牧马?
洗兵牧马 is pronounced xǐ bīng mù mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 洗兵牧马 literally mean?
Literally, 洗兵牧马 means “Wash weapons, pasture horses”. It is used to mean “to clean weapons and feed warhorses”.
What is the Chinese definition of 洗兵牧马?
洗擦兵器，喂养战马。指做好作战准备。