以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
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1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
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1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
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2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
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1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
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1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
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2 to wait idly for opportunities
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3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
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1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
宽以待人
kuān yǐ dài rén
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1 to be lenient with others (idiom)
待价而沽
dài jià ér gū
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1 to sell only for a good price (idiom)
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2 to wait for a good offer
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
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1 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
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1 imminent
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2 just around the corner (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
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1 time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
束手待毙
shù shǒu dài bì
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1 to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
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2 to resign oneself to extinction
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
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1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
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2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
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1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng
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1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
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2 a thousand things to do
百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ
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1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
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2 a thousand things to do
百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ
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1 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
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2 numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài
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1 to expect in a short time (idiom)
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2 also pr. [qiào zú ér dài]
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
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1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
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2 to anxiously await
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
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1 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment