Read Edit View history Discussion 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)