| 请将不如激将 |
qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng |
lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders |
| 请 |
qǐng |
to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request |
| 将 |
jiāng |
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 将 |
jiàng |
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) |
| 将 |
qiāng |
to desire / to invite / to request |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不如 |
bù rú |
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 激 |
jī |
to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent |
| 激将 |
jī jiàng |
to spur sb into action by making negative remarks |
| 将 |
jiāng |
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 将 |
jiàng |
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) |
| 将 |
qiāng |
to desire / to invite / to request |