







养锐蓄威 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cultivate strength and accumulate vigor”. To bide one's time and build up one's power. Literally, “Nourish sharpness and store might”.

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Open the tool →养锐蓄威 (yǎng ruì xù wēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cultivate strength and accumulate vigor”.
养锐蓄威 is pronounced yǎng ruì xù wēi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 养锐蓄威 means “Nourish sharpness and store might”. It is used to mean “to cultivate strength and accumulate vigor”.
培植威力,积蓄锐气。同“养威蓄锐”。