出谋划策 — Chinese idiom
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
Traditional: 出謀劃策
Meaning
- to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
- to give advice
Character by character
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 谋móuto plan, to scheme; strategem
- 划huàto row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; prof
- 策cèto urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
Idioms sharing a character
- 仓皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào
- 出乎预料 chū hū yù liào
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào
- 出人头地 chū rén tóu dì
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
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