枕戈待旦

zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3

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

Meanings

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

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