指日而待
zhǐ​rì'ér​dài

just around the corner

  • created sense approved 指日而待 · zhǐ​rì'ér​dài · just around the corner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指日而待

    zhǐ​rì'ér​dài

    just around the corner

    (variant form) can be expected soon; imminent

    指日 (literal) → 指日 · zhǐ​rì · soon 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait

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

    created sense