Buying horses to recruit troops(mǎi mǎ zhāo jūn)
Buying horses to recruit troops
It's a Chinese idiom to buy a horse to recruit troops. The Pinyin is m ǎ im ǎ zh ā OJ ū n, which means to recruit a horse. It comes from Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion female thief of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion female thief in Ming Dynasty: "is there such a thing? Congratulations! Take this order and buy horses to recruit the army. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the expansion of the army.
Examples
Chapter 105 of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "they were separated in fangshanzhai and other places, erected the banner of recruiting troops, accumulated grass and grain, and plundered villages and towns far and near."
Chinese PinYin : mǎi mǎ zhāo jūn
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