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秋後算帳 (cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

秋後算帳 (cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3, qiū hòu suàn zhàng) — lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 秋意 (cau1 ji3) — Autumn scenery; a slight hint of autumn (change in seasonal weather)
• 秋楓 (cau1 fung1) — Autumn Maple
• 秋水伊人 (cau1 seoi2 ji1 jan4) — thinking of an old acquaintance on seeing a familiar scene; the face and comple…
• 秋茄 (cau1 ke2) — kandelia candel; aubergines; eggplants that are harvested in the autumn
• 秋蟬 (cau1 sim4) — harvest fly; cicada
• 秋風 (cau1 fung1) — autumn breeze

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