秋後算帳 qiū hòu suàn zhàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts
  2. to bide time for revenge

CHARACTERS

秋 qiū
HSK 3
autumn, fall; year
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
算 suàn
HSK 3
count, calculate, figure; plan
帳 zhàng tent; screen, mosquito net