枕 戈 待 旦

zhěn gē dài dàndictionary entry

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

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枕戈待旦 枕戈待旦 [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/

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枕戈待旦

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