strengthen the defences and clear the fields
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì B ì Q ī ngyi ě, which means to speak of a firm wall and a clear field. It's a strategy in combat. It comes from the biography of Cao Hu in the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Cao Hu in the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attributive, clause; used in military affairs
Analysis of Idioms
Jianbi Qingye
strengthen the defences and clear the fields
Honest officials can cut off housework - qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
the paper is too short to describe one 's deep feeling - qíng cháng zhǐ duǎn
a situation of tripartite confrontation - sān zú dǐng lì
drag in all sorts of irrelevant matters - dōng xián xī chě
a great ability to rule the country - jīng shì zhī cái