厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. good preparation is the key to success
  3. to be well prepared

CHARACTERS

厚 hòu thick; substantial; greatly
积 jī accumulate, store up, amass
薄 bó thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
发 fā issue, dispatch, send out; hair