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Open the tool →胸有甲兵 (xiōng yǒu jiǎ bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have strategies and tactics in mind”.
胸有甲兵 is pronounced xiōng yǒu jiǎ bīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 胸有甲兵 means “have armor and weapons in one's chest/mind”. It is used to mean “to have strategies and tactics in mind”.
甲兵:铠甲和兵器,泛指武备。比喻胸怀韬略