养兵千日，用在一朝 in English yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 zai4 yi1 zhao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically extensive preparation eventually pays off

Simplified Characters

养 兵 千 日 ， 用 在 一 朝

Traditional Characters

養 兵 千 日 ， 用 在 一 朝

Pinyin

yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 zai4 yi1 zhao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

养yang3to raise (animals) 兵bing1soldiers 千qian1thousand 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan ， 用yong4to use 在zai4(located) at 一yi1one 朝chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea