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yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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yang3
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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bing1
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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qian1
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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ri4
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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,
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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yong4
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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bing1
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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yi1
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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shi2
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off