请将不如激将

Traditional: 請將不如激將

qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng

Dictionary entry

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general

What does 请将不如激将 mean?

请将不如激将 (qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general

2fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

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请qǐngto ask · to invite 将jiāngwill · shall 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 激jīto arouse · to incite

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请将不如激将

qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng

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