兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíngbingmaweidong,liangcaoxianxing
- before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- an army marches on its stomach
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíngbingmaweidong,liangcaoxianxing
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences