拭目以待

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Chinese

wipe
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (拭目以待)
simp. #(拭目以待)
Literally: “to wipe one's eye to wait”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

拭目以待

  1. to anticipate or wait for something to happen