created reference approved 拭目而待 → 拭目以待 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目而待 shìmù'érdài
拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 拭目而待 → 拭目以俟 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目而待 shìmù'érdài
拭目以俟 shìmùyǐsì
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 拭目而待 · shìmù'érdài · to wait and see — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拭目而待
shìmù'érdài
to wait and see
to wipe one's eyes and wait; used to describe waiting for something with great expectation or watching closely for how a situation develops
拭目 (literal) → 拭目 · shìmù · to wipe one's eyes 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition