計日而待

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See also: 计日而待

Chinese

to calculate; to compute; to count
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
 
trad. (計日而待)
simp. (计日而待)

Etymology

From Chu Shi Biao by 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang):

陛下漢室計日而待 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
陛下汉室计日而待 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》
Yuàn bìxià qīn zhī, xìn zhī, zé hànshì zhī lóng, kě jìrì'érdài yě.
I hope that Your Majesty will be close to them and will place your faith in them. In this way, the revival of the Han dynasty will happen very soon.

Pronunciation


Idiom

計日而待

  1. to be not a long way off

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