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养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​zài​yī​zhāo

extensive preparation eventually pays off

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
养兵千日，用在一朝 養兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng​bīng​qiān​rì​yòng​zài​yī​zhāo
extensive preparation eventually pays off
Literally "to train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning"; long-term preparation is necessary for a single moment of crisis or opportunity.