秋后算账 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to settle accounts after autumn
• fig. to settle scores at an opportune time

Character by character

• 秋qiūautumn, fall; year
• 后hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
• 算suànto calculate, to count; to figure, to plan
• 账zhàngaccounts, bills; credit, debt

Idioms sharing a character

• 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū
• 一叶知秋 yī yè zhī qiū
• 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū
• 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū
• 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū
• 春秋大梦 chūn qiū dà mèng
• 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō
• 秋后算帐 qiū hòu suàn zhàng
• 秋毫无犯 qiū háo wú fàn
• 秋荼密网 qiū tú mì wǎng

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