兵贵神速 — Chinese idiom
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
Traditional: 兵貴神速
Meaning
- lit. speed is a crucial asset in war
- fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
Character by character
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
- 贵guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious
- 神shéngod, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- 速sùprompt, quick, speedy
Idioms sharing a character
- 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
- 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng
- 兵不厌诈 bīng bù yàn zhà
- 兵不血刃 bīng bù xuè rèn
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
- 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
- 兵戈扰攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng
- 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
- 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú
- 兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià
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