wise chancellors and brave generals

wise chancellors and brave generals

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ó uch é nm ě ngji ā ng, which means good at planning and brave generals. It comes from the biography of Shi Bao in the book of Jin.

The origin of Idioms

Han zhangheng's Nandu Fu: "Er Qi has counsellors and generals, who can seize the fierce and break through the strong."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: counselors and Generals

Idiom usage

As the subject, object, attribute; refers to the capable general.

Examples

When Fang Yuanhao was strong, he tried his best to be a counsellor, and he dared to come near ten years later. Song Sushi's Dai tengfu on Xixia Shu

Fang Xuanling and others in the Tang Dynasty wrote in the book of Jin Shi Bao Zhuan that "the first emperor decided to be dictatorial and intelligent, to strive for the strategy of magic and martial arts, to wipe out the bandits, which was easy to destroy; however, to plan for his ministers and generals was still effective in thinking and doing his best."