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以逸待勞
yǐ​yì​dài​láo

to wait at one's ease for an exhausted enemy

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以逸待劳/ 以逸待勞 yǐ​yì​dài​láo to wait at one's ease for an exhausted enemy

(idiom) to nurture one's strength and bide one's time while the enemy tires themselves out, then strike when they are weak

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