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Chinese
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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)
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計
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日
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而
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待
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| simp. (计日而待)
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计
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日
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而
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待
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Etymology
From Chu Shi Biao by 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang):
願陛下親之、信之，則漢室之隆，可計日而待也。
愿陛下亲之、信之，则汉室之隆，可计日而待也。 - 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
- to be not a long way off
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