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Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour
yǎng bīng qiān rì, yàng bīng yì shí
Nothing could be more true. When I was in the Marine Corps, we trained for years for combat that often lasts only hours.
養兵千日用兵一時 is a Chinese proverb that, also reminds me of a common phrase used in the military to describe combat: “Weeks of total boredom, punctuated with five minutes of sheer terror.”
This may have some roots in Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Though I can not find this passage in his writings.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou ushi うし |
More info & calligraphy: Chou(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu |
亥 see styles |
hài hai4 hai i い |
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330° (1) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; (2) (obsolete) (See 亥の刻) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); (3) (obsolete) north-northwest; (4) (obsolete) tenth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Gai |
刻 see styles |
kè ke4 k`o ko kiza きざ |
quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals scratch Cut, carve, engrave; oppress; a quarter of an hour, instant. |
前 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien mae まえ |
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly (1) in front (of); before (e.g. a building); (n,adj-no,adv) (2) before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line); (4) forward; ahead; (5) (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone); (can be adjective with の) (6) previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example); (suffix) (7) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See 一人前・1) portion; helping; (8) front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); (9) privates; private parts; (10) (colloquialism) criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior; (personal name) Misaki pūrva. Before; former, previous; in front. |
午 see styles |
wǔ wu3 wu uma うま |
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) (1) the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 午の刻) hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); (3) (obsolete) south; (4) (obsolete) fifth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Kogoe Noon. |
卯 see styles |
mǎo mao3 mao u(p); bou / u(p); bo う(P); ぼう |
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength (1) the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; (2) (See 卯の刻) hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); (3) (obsolete) east; (4) (obsolete) second month in the lunar calendar; (personal name) Bou |
子 see styles |
zi zi5 tzu ne ね |
(noun suffix) (1) the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 子の刻) hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); (3) (obsolete) north; (4) (obsolete) eleventh month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Nene kumāra; son; seed; sir; 11-1 midnight. |
寅 see styles |
yín yin2 yin tora とら |
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60° (1) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 寅の刻) hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); (3) (obsolete) east-northeast; (4) (obsolete) first month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Fusa |
巳 see styles |
sì si4 ssu mi(p); shi み(P); し |
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150° (1) the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; (2) (obsolete) (See 巳の刻) hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); (3) (obsolete) south-southeast; (4) (obsolete) fourth month of the lunar calendar; (female given name) Mi snake |
戌 see styles |
xū xu1 hsü inu いぬ |
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300° (1) the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 戌の刻) hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); (3) (obsolete) west-northwest; (4) (obsolete) ninth month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Mamoru The hour from 7-9 p. m.; translit. śū, śu. |
時 时 see styles |
shí shi2 shih doki どき |
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period (suffix noun) (1) (after noun or -masu stem of verb) (See 食事時) time for ...; time to ...; (suffix noun) (2) (See 売り時) good time to ...; opportunity to ...; (suffix noun) (3) (See 花見時) season; (surname) Tozaki Time, hour, period; constantly; as kāla, time in general, e.g. year, month, season, period; as samaya, it means kṣaṇa, momentary, passing; translit. ji. |
浬 see styles |
lǐ li3 li kairi かいり |
nautical mile (kana only) knot (nautical mile per hour); nautical mile; 1852m; 6080ft; (female given name) Kairi |
申 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen saru さる |
to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240° (1) the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 申の刻) hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); (3) (obsolete) west-southwest; (4) (obsolete) 7th month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Suu To draw out, stretch, extend, expand; notify, report: quote. |
禺 see styles |
yù yu4 yü gu |
legendary monkey of ancient China A monkey; begin; the 巳 hour, 9-11 a. m. |
節 节 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh yo よ |
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) (archaism) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); (female given name) Misao; Misawo joint |
論 论 see styles |
lùn lun4 lun ron ろん |
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) (n,n-suf) (1) argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate; (n,n-suf) (2) theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; (n,n-suf) (3) essay; treatise; comment; (surname) Ron To discourse upon, discuss, reason over; tr. for śāstra, abhidharma, and upadeśa, i.e. discourses, discussions, or treatises on dogma, philosophy, discipline, etc. |
辰 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen tatsu たつ |
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120° (1) the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 辰の刻) hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); (3) (obsolete) east-southeast; (4) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Yoshi Hour; time; the celestial bodies. |
酉 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu tori とり |
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) (1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū |
點 点 see styles |
diǎn dian3 tien ten |
point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items To dot, touch, punctuate, light, nod; the stroke of a clock; to check off; a speck, dot, drop, etc. |
上刻 see styles |
joukoku / jokoku じょうこく |
first third of a two-hour period |
下刻 see styles |
gekoku げこく |
final third of a two-hour period |
丑時 丑时 see styles |
chǒu shí chou3 shi2 ch`ou shih chou shih |
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
中刻 see styles |
chuukoku / chukoku ちゅうこく |
middle third of a two-hour period |
二時 二时 see styles |
èr shí er4 shi2 erh shih niji ふたとき |
(temporal noun) (1) fairly long period of time; (2) (archaism) four-hour period; (temporal noun) two o'clock The two times or periods— morning and evening. Also 迦羅 kāla, a regular or fixed hour for meals, and 三昧耶 samaya, irregular or unfxed hours or times. |
五夜 see styles |
goya ごや |
(1) (archaism) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; (2) the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am); (female given name) Sayo |
亥時 亥时 see styles |
hài shí hai4 shi2 hai shih |
9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
人時 see styles |
ninji にんじ |
man-hour; (personal name) Hitoki |
今わ see styles |
imawa いまわ |
one's dying moment or hour |
今更 see styles |
imasara いまさら |
(adverb) (1) now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time; (2) afresh; anew; again |
今際 see styles |
imawa いまわ |
one's dying moment or hour |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour | 養兵千日用兵一時 养兵千日用兵一时 | yǎng bīng qiān rì, yàng bīng yì shí yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 yang4 bing1 yi4 shi2 yang bing qian ri yang bing yi shi | yang ping ch`ien jih yang ping i shih yang ping chien jih yang ping i shih |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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