養兵千日，用兵一時

養兵千日，用兵一時

Chinese

			thousand	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)		to make use of troops; to resort to arms	a period of time; for a short while; for a time a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once
trad. (養兵千日，用兵一時)		養兵	千	日	，	用兵	一時
simp. (养兵千日，用兵一时)		养兵	千	日	，	用兵	一时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòngbīng yīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ, ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ bing¹ cin¹ jat⁶, jung⁶ bing¹ jat¹ si⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòngbīng yīshí [Phonetic: yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòngbīng yìshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ, ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangbing chianryh, yonqbing ishy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngbing cianrì, yòngbing yishíh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ bing¹ cin¹ jat⁶, jung⁶ bing¹ jat¹ si⁴
    • Yale: yéuhng bīng chīn yaht, yuhng bīng yāt sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ bing¹ tsin¹ jat⁹, jung⁶ bing¹ jat⁷ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ bing¹ qin¹ yed⁶, yung⁶ bing¹ yed¹ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ¹³ pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚² jʊŋ²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/

Idiom

養兵千日，用兵一時

1. to train or maintain an army or a group of talents for a long period of time so that they can be used on the day they are needed

Synonyms

• 養兵千日，用在一時／养兵千日，用在一时 (yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòng zài yīshí)
• 養兵千日，用在一朝／养兵千日，用在一朝 (yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòng zài yīzhāo)
• 養軍千日，用在一朝／养军千日，用在一朝
• 養軍千日，用軍一時／养军千日，用军一时
• 養軍千日，用在一時／养军千日，用在一时