养兵千日,用在一朝

养兵千日,用在一朝
yǎngbīngqiān,yòngzàizhāo

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)

  2. noun

    fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

    • You raise an army for a thousand days, and use it in a single moment.

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A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.

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