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養兵千日，用在一朝
简 养兵千日，用在一朝 · 繁 養兵千日，用在一朝Mandarin · pinyin yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
Meanings
- lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
- fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
Characters in this entry
- 養
- yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
- 兵
- bīng · soldier, troops
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 日
- rì · sun; day; daytime
- 用
- yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 朝
- cháo · dynasty; morning
- 养
- yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
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joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 zoi6 jat1 ziu1
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