秋后算账 qiū hòu suàn zhàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to settle accounts after autumn
  2. settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)

CHARACTERS

秋 qiū autumn, fall; year
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
算 suàn count, calculate, figure; plan
账 zhàng accounts; bill, debt; credit