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)