兵强马壮

bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng

lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)

fig. a well-trained and powerful army

兵

bīng

soldiers

强

qiáng

strong

马

mǎ

abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

壮

zhuàng

to strengthen