created reference approved 拭目以待 → 拭目而待 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài
拭目而待 shìmù'érdài
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 拭目以待 → 拭目以俟 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài
拭目以俟 shìmùyǐsì
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 拭目以待 · shìmùyǐdài · to wait and see — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目以待
shìmùyǐdài
to wait and see
(idiom) to wipe one's eyes and wait; to look forward to something with eager anticipation or to watch closely for how a situation develops
拭 (literal) → 拭 · shì · to wipe 目 (literal) → 目 · mù · eye 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition