厚 积 薄 发

hòu jī bó fādictionary entry

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared

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Original source entry:

厚積薄發 厚积薄发 [hou4 ji1 bo2 fa1] /lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)/good preparation is the key to success/to be well prepared/

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Other forms in these source records: 厚積薄發

厚
hòu
thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
积
jī
to amass / to accumulate / to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation / indigestion
薄
báo
thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile
bó
meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near
bò
see 薄荷[bò he]
Bó
surname Bo
发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
fà
hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

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