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秋后算帐

qiū hòu suàn zhàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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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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-84cf76431d0b6448. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

秋後算帳 秋后算帐 [qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4] /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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Other forms in these source records: 秋後算帳

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 算
    suàn

    to calculate / to figure out / to include / to count in / to count / to be valid / to carry weight / to regard as / to consider (to be ...)

  • 帐
    zhàng

    (bound form) curtain / tent / canopy

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.