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养兵
養兵
yǎngbīng
1.
to train troops
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Compound Words (3)
养兵千日，用兵一时
yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一时
yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí
see [[養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时<yǎngbīngqiānrì]], [[yòngbīngyīshí>]]
养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīcháo
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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