Saddle does not leave horse, armour does not leave body(ān bù lí mǎ，jiǎ bù lí shēn)

Saddle does not leave horse, armour does not leave body

Saddle does not leave the horse, a does not leave the body, pronunciation ā Nb ù L í m ǎ, Ji ǎ B ù L í sh ē n, Chinese words, meaning that the horse does not remove the saddle, people do not remove armor. On high alert. It comes from the Tang Dynasty's Dunhuang Bianwen Ji (Volume I) Han JiangWang lingbian: "saddle does not leave horse back, armor does not leave general body."

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Armor: armor, the body armor worn by the ancients in war. If a horse doesn't take off his saddle, a man doesn't take off his armor. On high alert.

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The Tang Dynasty "Dunhuang Bianwen Ji · Volume I · Han General Wang Ling Bian" said: "saddle does not leave horse back, armor does not leave general body."

Chinese PinYin : ān bù lí mǎ，jiǎ bù lí shēn