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枕戈待旦【zhěn gē dài dàn】

lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

汉语词典Chinese definitions

枕戈待旦【zhěn gē dài dàn, zhèn gē dài dàn】

chéng yǔ成语

shí shí时时jǐng tì警惕，zhǔn bèi准备zuò zhàn作战，bù不gǎn敢Ān安shuì睡

Wú吾zhěn gē dài dàn枕戈待旦，zhì志xiāo枭nì逆lǔ虏，Cháng常kǒng恐Zǔ祖shēng生xiān先Wú吾zhāo着biān鞭。

枕戈待旦【zhěn gē dài dàn】

lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

汉语词典Chinese definitions

枕戈待旦【zhěn gē dài dàn, zhèn gē dài dàn】

chéng yǔ成语

shí shí时时jǐng tì警惕，zhǔn bèi准备zuò zhàn作战，bù不gǎn敢Ān安shuì睡

Wú吾zhěn gē dài dàn枕戈待旦，zhì志xiāo枭nì逆lǔ虏，Cháng常kǒng恐Zǔ祖shēng生xiān先Wú吾zhāo着biān鞭。

枕

HSK 7-95

含义pillow

拼音zhěn

戈

HSK 7-9

含义halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62

拼音gē

待

HSK 32

含义treat, entertain, receive; wait

拼音dài

旦

HSK 5

含义dawn; morning; day

拼音dàn