三军未发，粮草先行

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 三军未发，粮草先行 – see 三軍未發，糧草先行 (“the rations move first before three armies are dispatched; one has to make preparations being doing something”). (This term is the simplified form of 三軍未發，糧草先行).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.