計日而待

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See also: 计日而待

Chinese

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to calculate; to compute; to count
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
 
trad. (計日而待)
simp. (计日而待)

Etymology

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From Chu Shi Biao by 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang):

陛下漢室計日而待 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
陛下汉室计日而待 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》
Yuàn bìxià qīn zhī, xìn zhī, zé hànshì zhī lóng, kě jìrì'érdài yě. [Pinyin]
I hope that Your Majesty will be close to them and will place your faith in them. In this way, the revival of the Han dynasty will happen very soon.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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計日而待

  1. to be not a long way off

Synonyms

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