虚左以待 xūzuǒyǐdài to reserve the seat of honor Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 虚左以待 虛左以待 xūzuǒyǐdài to reserve the seat of honor To leave the seat of honor vacant while waiting for a guest of high status or talent; often used figuratively to mean holding a high-level position open for a worthy candidate. Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Same as 虚位以待 xūwèiyǐdài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
虚左以待 虛左以待 xūzuǒyǐdài to reserve the seat of honor To leave the seat of honor vacant while waiting for a guest of high status or talent; often used figuratively to mean holding a high-level position open for a worthy candidate. Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Same as 虚位以待 xūwèiyǐdài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
