| 养 |
yǎng jīng xù ruì | to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push |
| 养 |
yǎng | to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth |
| 精 |
jīng | essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) |
| 蓄 |
xù | to store up / to grow (e.g. a beard) / to entertain (ideas) |
| 锐 |
ruì | acute |