拭目以待
Traditional form:
拭目以待
Pinyin (reading):
shìmùyǐdài
Definitions:
- lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
Characters:
- 拭 - to wipe away stains with a cloth
- 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
- 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
- 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
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