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秋後算帳

简秋后算帐 · 繁秋後算帳

Mandarin · pinyin qiū hòu suàn zhàng

lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge

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秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
算: suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
帳: Look up this written character
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
帐: zhàng · tent; screen, mosquito net

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1–4–4–4 · qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4

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cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3

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