时刻准备

ready at any moment

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always

quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals

to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of

accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-

preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)

variant of 備|备[bei4]

to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip

(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; in every possible way