养兵千日，用兵一时

yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí

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Définitions

  1. 1. lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

Mots composant 养兵千日，用兵一时

一
yī

one

一时
yī shí

a period of time

兵
bīng

a force

千
qiān

thousand

日
rì

sun

时
shí

o'clock

用
yòng

to use

养
yǎng

to raise (animals)

养兵
yǎng bīng

to train troops