joeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ,jung6 zoi6 jat1 ziu1养兵千日,用在一朝
Jyutpingjoeng5 bing1 cin1 jat6 ,jung6 zoi6 jat1 ziu1
Yaleyéungh bīng chīn yath ,jungh joih yāt jīu

Definition

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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