严阵以待
yán​zhèn​yǐ​dài

to be in combat readiness

  • created sense approved 严阵以待/嚴陣以待 · yán​zhèn​yǐ​dài · to be in combat readiness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    严阵以待 / 嚴陣以待

    yán​zhèn​yǐ​dài

    to be in combat readiness

    To stand ready in battle formation; more generally, to be fully prepared to meet a major challenge or incoming attack.

    严 (literal) → 严/嚴 · yán · tight 阵 (literal) → 阵/陣 · zhèn · battle array 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to defend against

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense