Read Edit View history 拭目而待 shìmù'érdài to wait and see Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài拭目以俟 shìmùyǐsì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
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 Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài拭目以俟 shìmùyǐsì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)