shì​mù​yǐ​sì

to wait and see

  • created sense approved 拭目以俟 · shì​mù​yǐ​sì · to wait and see — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拭目以俟

    shì​mù​yǐ​sì

    to wait and see

    to wipe one's eyes and wait; to look forward to something with eager anticipation

    拭目 (literal) → 拭目 · shì​mù · to wipe one's eyes 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 俟 (literal) → 俟 · sì · to wait

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

    created sense