拭目以待
Chinese
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay | |||
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trad. (拭目以待) | 拭目 | 以 | 待 | |
simp. #(拭目以待) | 拭目 | 以 | 待 | |
Literally: “to wipe one's eye to wait”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhmùyǐdài
- Wade–Giles: shih4-mu4-i3-tai4
- Yale: shr̀-mù-yǐ-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhmuhyiiday
- Palladius: шимуидай (šimuidaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6
- Yale: sīk muhk yíh doih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik7 muk9 ji5 doi6
- Guangdong Romanization: xig1 mug6 yi5 doi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 拭目以待
- to anticipate or wait for something to happen