build up one 's strength to avenge an insult

build up one 's strength to avenge an insult

Born in ten years, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í Ni á NSH ē NGJ ù, which means to cultivate strength and prepare for revenge for a long time. It comes from Zuo Zhuan AI Nian.

The origin of Idioms

In Zuo Zhuan AI ad Nian: "Yue was born and gathered ten years ago, but ten years later, Wu was a marsh."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.

Examples

This war-torn small country really needs ten years to get together before it can talk about the restoration of the country.

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Wu and Yue were at war. Fu Chai, the king of Wu, captured Gou Jian, the king of Yue, and made him a slave to Wu. Gou Jian paid a tribute to the king of Wu. On the other hand, he adopted the strategy of "ten years of life, ten years of lessons" to increase the population and accumulate property. At the same time, Gou Jian also actively developed agriculture and military, and captured the state of Wu at one stroke.