招兵买马 (招兵買馬) zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
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zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
set phrase
recruit soldiers and buy horses
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: To expand military strength perhaps to prepare for a rebellion (CC-CEDICT '招兵買馬'; Guoyu '招兵買馬' 1; Mathews 1931 '招兵買馬', p. 27) -
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
set phrase
to recruit staff for a business
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '招兵買馬'; Guoyu '招兵買馬' 2)
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- Hsing Yun Diary 15 - Complete Affinity in the Human World: A True Vacuum 星雲日記15～緣滿人間 真淡真空(1992/2/1~2/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
- Cautious When Alone 慎 獨 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence: The Vertical is Exhausted by the Three Time Periods 星雲日記20～談空說有 豎窮三際(1992/11/16～1992/11/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1