枕戈待旦 — zhen3 ge1 dai4 dan4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

zhen³ ge¹ dai⁴ dan⁴

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

枕

戈

待

旦

As word

1

zhen³

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

2

ge¹

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

3

dai⁴

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

4

dan⁴

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