出谋划策 chū móu huà cè

DEFINITIONS

  1. to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. to give advice (idiom)

CHARACTERS

出 chū go out, send out; stand; produce
谋 móu plan, scheme; stratagem
划 huà to row or paddle boat; to scratch
策 cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge