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拭目以待

Mandarin · pinyin shì mù yǐ dài

Meanings

  1. lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
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Characters in this entry

拭
shì · wipe away stains with cloth
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
待
dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
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4–4–3–4 · shi4 mu4 yi3 dai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6

Cantonese word readings for 拭目以待. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to anticipate or wait for something to happen

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