三軍未發,糧草先行
Chinese edit
the three armies | not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m. | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop |
rations; provisions | ||||
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trad. (三軍未發,糧草先行) | 三軍 | 未 | 發 | , | 糧草 | 先行 | |
simp. (三军未发,粮草先行) | 三军 | 未 | 发 | , | 粮草 | 先行 | |
Literally: “the rations move first before three armies are dispatched”. |
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
三軍未發,糧草先行
- (figuratively) one has to make preparations being doing something