兵家常事 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• commonplace in military operations

Character by character

• 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
• 常chángcommon, general, normal; always, frequently, regul
• 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, inci

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
• 兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn

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