created sense approved 倚马可待/倚馬可待 · yǐmǎkědài · to write with great speed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倚马可待 / 倚馬可待
yǐmǎkědài
to write with great speed
Literary idiom used to describe someone who has a quick mind and can finish a piece of writing in a very short time. It literally refers to someone leaning against a horse while writing a writing a long text instantly.
倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to lean 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait
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