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Simplfied Chinese
养兵千日,用兵一时
Traditional Chinese
養兵千日,用兵一時
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yǎng bīng qiān rì yòng bīng yī shí
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yeung5 bing1 chin1 yat6 , yung6 bing1 yat1 si4
Short definition fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom)MDBG icon / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays offMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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