養兵千日，用兵一時 (joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 bing1 jat1 si4): lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 bing1 jat1 si4養兵千日，用兵一時养兵千日，用兵一时

Jyutpingjoeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ，jung6 bing1 jat1 si4

Yaleyéungh bīng chīn yath ，jungh bīng yāt sìh

Definition

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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