qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

to settle accounts later

  • created reference approved 秋后算帐/秋後算帳 → 秋后算账/秋後算賬 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋后算帐 / 秋後算帳 qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

    秋后算账 / 秋後算賬 qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

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    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 秋后算帐/秋後算帳 · qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng · to settle accounts later — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋后算帐 / 秋後算帳

    qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

    to settle accounts later

    To wait until a task or project is finished to settle up accounts or evaluate the final results, without necessarily implying malice

    秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · autumn 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 算帐 (literal) → 算帐/算帳 · suàn​zhàng · to settle accounts

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 秋后算帐/秋後算帳 · qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng · to get even — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋后算帐 / 秋後算帳

    qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

    to get even

    To bide one's time for revenge; to wait for an opportune moment to settle a score after an event has passed

    秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · autumn 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 算帐 (literal) → 算帐/算帳 · suàn​zhàng · to settle scores

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 秋后算帐/秋後算帳 · qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng · settle accounts after harvest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋后算帐 / 秋後算帳

    qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

    settle accounts after harvest

    To settle accounts after the autumn harvest; the literal origin of the idiom

    秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · harvest time 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 算帐 (literal) → 算帐/算帳 · suàn​zhàng · to settle accounts

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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