虚位以待
Traditional form:
虛位以待
Pinyin (reading):
xūwèiyǐdài
Definitions:
- to reserve a seat
- to leave a position vacant
Characters:
- 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
- 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location
- 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
- 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
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