千军易得，一将难求

Traditional: 千軍易得，一將難求

qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú

Dictionary entry

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

What does 千军易得，一将难求 mean?

千军易得，一将难求 (qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

Character breakdown

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千qiānthousand 军jūn(bound form) army · military 易Yìsurname Yi · I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])得déto obtain · to get 一yīone · single 将jiāngwill · shall 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 求qiúto seek · to look for

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How to pronounce 千军易得，一将难求

千军易得，一将难求

qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú

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