Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「招兵買馬」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「招兵買馬」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
In the old days, it referred to organizing or expanding armed forces. Later it is used metaphorically to organize or expand manpower.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jiu1 bing1 maai5 ma5
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
