干等

Traditional form:

乾等

Pinyin (reading):

gānděng

Definitions:

• to wait in vain; to sit around waiting

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 等 - rank, grade; same, equal; to wait

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 等 - rank, grade; same, equal; to wait