4 characters Idiom and proverb 16 408

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「秣馬厲兵」 below.

Discover the idiom 「秣馬厲兵」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Sharpen your weapons and feed your horses. Describes being ready to fight.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mò mǎ lì bīng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mut6 ma5 lai6 bing1

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