Food and armor
The Chinese idiom, originated from Zuo Qiuming's twelve years of Wengong in Zuo Zhuan, refers to sitting with dry food and armor. Armed and ready to fight.
[explanation] sit with dry food and armor. Armed and ready to fight. [source] Zuo Qiuming's the twelfth year of the Duke of Wen in Zuo Zhuan in pre Qin period: "in the fifth day of December, the Qin army covered the Jin army. Zhao is not as good as Zhao. On the contrary, he said angrily, "it's a matter of seeking to consolidate the enemy. What will happen if the enemy does not strike? " [examples] ~ what will happen and who will stay in linhuai. Lu Fuen's reading of qiushuizhai poems in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : guǒ liáng zuò jiǎ
Food and armor
compete with each other for beauty of looks. zhēng qí dòu yàn
obtain gold by washing it from sand and gravel. pái shā jiǎn jīn
so great is one 's achievements as to make one 's boss feel uneasy or insecure. gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ
the man who rather trusted his measurements than placing any confidence in his own feet when buying shoes. zhèng rén shí lǚ
hate the wicked and point out only the evil which one has done. wù wù cóng duǎn
When the sun is in the middle of the day, the moon is full. rì zhōng zé zè,yuè mǎn zé kuī