相机而动

Traditional form:

相機而動

Pinyin (reading):

xiàngjī'érdòng

Definitions:

• to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)

Characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action

Traditional characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action