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秋後算賬. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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秋後算賬 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing |
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills
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| trad. (秋後算賬)
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秋
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後
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算賬
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| simp. (秋后算账)
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秋
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后
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算账
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| alternative forms
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秋後算帳／秋后算帐
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| Literally: “settling accounts after the autumn harvest”.
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Etymology
From the historical judicial practice where less-serious prisoners on death row would not be executed immediately after sentencing, but during autumn.
Pronunciation
Idiom
秋後算賬
- to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts, to bide time for revenge
- to get revenge after a matter is over