Cultivate food and accumulate grass
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ú NLI á NGJ ī C ǎ o, which means to store grain and forage. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Prepare for war
The origin of Idioms
The 70th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "there is a mountain here, named tiandang mountain. The mountain is the place where Cao Cao gathers food and grass."
Idiom explanation
Store grain and forage.
Chinese PinYin : tún liáng jī cǎo
Cultivate food and accumulate grass
a method not suited for the purpose. cóng jǐng jiù rén
Holding the jade and cherishing the jade. wò yú huái yù
place open to attack from all directions. sì zhàn zhī dì