三軍未動，糧草先行

Chinese

		the three armies	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act		rations; provisions	to advance; to move forward; to go ahead of the rest to advance; to move forward; to go ahead of the rest; to start off before the others
trad. (三軍未動，糧草先行)		三軍	未	動	，	糧草	先行
simp. (三军未动，粮草先行)		三军	未	动	，	粮草	先行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjūnwèidòng, liángcǎoxiānxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ , ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gwan¹ mei⁶ dong⁶, loeng⁴ cou² sin¹ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjūnwèidòng, liángcǎoxiānxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ , ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjyunwèidòng, liángcǎosiansíng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chün¹-wei⁴-tung⁴, liang²-tsʻao³-hsien¹-hsing²
    • Yale: sān-jyūn-wèi-dùng-, lyáng-tsǎu-syān-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjiunweydonq, liangtsaoshianshyng
    • Palladius: саньцзюньвэйдун, лянцаосяньсин (sanʹczjunʹvɛjdun, ljancaosjanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gwan¹ mei⁶ dong⁶, loeng⁴ cou² sin¹ hang⁴
    • Yale: sāam gwān meih dohng, lèuhng chóu sīn hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gwan¹ mei⁶ dong⁶, loeng⁴ tsou² sin¹ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ guen¹ méi⁶ dong⁶, lêng⁴ cou² xin¹ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ mei̯²² tɔːŋ²² lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

Proverb

三軍未動，糧草先行

1. Synonym of 三軍未發，糧草先行／三军未发，粮草先行 (sānjūnwèifā, liángcǎoxiānxíng)