備而不用 [备－－－]

Jyutping bei6 ji4 bat1 jung6
Pinyin bèi ér bù yòng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. have sth ready just in case
  2. keep sth for possible future use
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have something ready just in case; to keep something for possible future use
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    备而不用
    備而不用
    bèi ér bù yòng
    • to have something ready just in case; to keep something for possible future use