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 ㄅㄧㄥㄑㄧㄢㄖˋ , ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄥㄧㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ bing¹ cin¹ jat⁶, jung⁶ bing¹ jat¹ si⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòngbīng yīshí [Phonetic: yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòngbīng yìshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄥㄑㄧㄢㄖˋ , ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄥㄧㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngbing cianrìh, yòngbing yishíh
  - Wade–Giles: yang³-ping¹ chʻien¹-jih⁴, yung⁴-ping¹ i¹-shih²
  - Yale: yǎng-bīng chyān-r̀-, yùng-bīng yī-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangbing chianryh, yonqbing ishyr
  - Palladius: янбин цяньжи, юнбин иши (janbin cjanʹži, junbin iši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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): /jœːŋ¹³ pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚² jʊŋ²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/

Idiom

養兵千日，用兵一時

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

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