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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「養銳蓄威」, detailed below.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「養銳蓄威」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Cultivate power and accumulate vigor. Same as “build up strength and accumulate strength”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǎng ruì xù wēi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yeung5 yeui6 chuk1 wai1

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.