养兵千日，用在一时

Traditional form:

養兵千日，用在一時

Pinyin (reading):

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí

Definitions:

• see 養兵千日，用兵一時／养兵千日，用兵一时 (yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí)

Characters:

• 养 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age

Traditional characters:

• 養 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age