养兵千日，用在一朝

yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo

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1. lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
2. fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

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Child Words of 养兵千日，用在一朝

• 一 一 yī: one
• 兵 兵 bīng: a force
• 千 千 qiān: thousand
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 日 日 rì: sun
• 朝 朝 cháo: imperial or royal court
• 朝 朝 zhāo: morning
• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 养 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)
• 养兵 养兵 yǎng bīng: to train troops