To wash troops and herd horses

To wash troops and herd horses

Washing weapons and herding horses, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ǐ B ī NGM ù m ǎ, which means washing weapons and feeding horses. It means to be ready for war. It comes from Zizhitongjian, the first year of Qianyou, Emperor Gaozu of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Prepare for battle

The origin of Idioms

In the first year of Qianyou, Emperor Gaozu of the later Han Dynasty, Zi Zhi Tong Jian said, "I wash my troops and herd my horses, and I have enough food to eat. When there is no food in the city, the public money and family wealth will be exhausted, and then they will rush into the ladder to force them, and fly to call them. "