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招兵買馬 (ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

招兵買馬 (ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5, zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ) — lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 招人仇口 (ziu1 jan4 sau4 hau2) — to offend people and provoke hatred; to make enemies
• 招呼唔到 (ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3) — cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host
• 招呼 (ziu1 fu1) — (verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon
• 招惹 (ziu1 je5) — to trigger
• 招搖撞騙 (ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3) — to bluff; to go around scamming people
• 招牌 (ziu1 paai4) — (noun) billboard

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