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养精蓄锐

yǎng jīng xù ruìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-455a5edf48534b74. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

養精蓄銳 养精蓄锐 [yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4] /to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push/

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Other forms in these source records: 養精蓄銳

  • 养
    yǎng

    to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

  • 精
    jīng

    essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)

  • 蓄
    xù

    to store up / to grow (e.g. a beard) / to entertain (ideas)

  • 锐
    ruì

    acute

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.